There's more on Germantown's school budget crunch in The Columbia Paper. Debby Mayer reports that School Superintendent Patrick Gabriel projected budget calls for several “full-time equivalent” positions to become part-time. He told the town's board of education it was part of an effort to keep layoffs to a minimum and preserve some programs. He also told the board the property tax has to go well above the two-percent increase allowed by state law. Mr. Gabriel suggested 6.2 percent, which would need approval this May from 60 percent of Germantown residents. Even if such a measure passed, Gabriel said the board would still have to find $200,000 to $300,000 to cut from the budget. Read the article in The Columbia Paper.