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Committee reiterates support for override and debates formal guidance for revolving accounts
Summary
Mansfield School Committee urged voters to support the municipal override on the ballot and discussed whether to create formal policy or guidelines for district revolving accounts and fee-setting amid tight budgets.
Committee members used the May 6 meeting to urge residents to vote on a separate ballot question tied to the municipal override and to clarify the difference between the ballot question (a tax override) and Town Meeting Article 3 (which would specify how override funds could be spent).
Members explained that both steps — a ballot approval to raise the levy and a town‑meeting article to authorize spending — are necessary…
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