OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The Oshkosh Area School District voted on Wednesday night to borrow no more than $5 million to cover immediate operations costs.

This will be in addition to the borrowed $10 million the school board approved back in August.

The district says that this should not be alarming for taxpayers.

It is common practice for districts or municipalities to do short-term borrowing. Administrators say they just did not borrow enough back in August.

Superintendent Bryan Davis says this was a lesson learned to create a greater buffer when they do this in the future.

The district is behind on payments because of the late approval of the DPI grant funding. Administrators also cited higher-than-expected health claims over the summer as a reason for additional borrowing.

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