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School committee backs selectmen's request for MBTA-Communities exemption and will supply fiscal impact data
Summary
The Dracut School Committee voted to support the Board of Selectmen if they choose to apply for a state exemption from the MBTA Communities Act as an unfunded mandate, and asked the superintendent to prepare a memo outlining potential school-department cost impacts tied to proposed MBTA zoning overlays.
The Dracut School Committee voted to back a potential town request for an exemption from the MBTA Communities Act and agreed to provide school-department fiscal data to support any application.
Committee member Mr. Shepherd introduced a motion that the school committee send correspondence to the Board of Selectmen to support filing for an exemption from the MBTA Communities Act as an unfunded mandate, and that, if the selectmen move forward, the superintendent provide a…
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