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Resident presses board for more transparency ahead of Oyster River budget vote
Summary
A Durham resident told the board he is concerned about the $58 million district budget, questioned expansion plans despite flat enrollment and urged greater transparency about contracts and special-education spending before the upcoming vote.
Bruce Fenton, a Durham resident and parent of four district students, used public comment time to press the board for greater transparency on the district budget ahead of the upcoming warrant vote.
Fenton said he was surprised to hear discussion of “potentially a commitment of millions of dollars for expansion of the elementary schools” so soon after recent conversations about teacher pay. He criticized the size of the district…
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