Board debates whether to amend purchase-assistance rules after contested eligibility case
Board members discussed whether exceptions to the town's purchase-assistance rules should be allowed after an applicant who previously held title briefly seeks a $10,000 first-responder grant; members split between strict non-exception policy and possible rule amendment to accommodate special circumstances.
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Members spent substantial time on the broader policy question raised by the Connery/Connor application: should the purchase-assistance program retain a strict 'no exceptions' posture or should the rule be amended to allow narrowly defined exceptions in exceptional circumstances. One member recalled a prior board member’s guidance to 'never make an exception,' arguing that exceptions create future problems.
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