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Board recommends opposing petition to impose local tax‑cap language; petition draws legal and timing questions
Summary
A petition warrant article proposing a tax cap under RSA 32:5‑b was presented to the Bedford School Board the same day as the hearing; board members questioned its timing, legal clarity and potential effects and the board voted to recommend a no vote on the petition warrant article.
The Bedford School Board held a public hearing on a petition warrant article (Article 6) submitted to the district office the afternoon of Jan. 14 that would, if approved, implement a local tax cap under RSA 32:5‑b.
Business Administrator Lisa Ambrosio and members clarified the process and the statute: the district received the petition just before the hearing and the board said the first obligation was to hold a public hearing. Ambrosio said the petition language invokes RSA 32:5‑b and references use of the CPI‑U (Boston‑Cambridge‑Newton, MA‑NH) and average daily membership adjustments; she also noted the statute requires a three‑fifths vote to adopt such a cap. Ambrosio told the board she had contacted the supervisor of the checklist and…
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