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Board approves Phase 3 project list; legal counsel says voters appropriate lease payments but board decides to enter leases
Summary
The Timberlane board approved a Phase 3 facilities project list concentrated at Atkinson Academy and heard legal guidance on a citizen petition aimed at limiting future lease phases; counsel said the board has authority to enter leases while voters control annual appropriations.
The Timberlane Regional School District board voted Jan. 2 to approve a Phase 3 project list under the district’s multi‑phase lease program and heard legal guidance about a citizen petition seeking to limit future lease phases.
The board approved the Phase 3 list, which the facilities subcommittee described as seven prioritized projects — six at Atkinson Academy and one at Sandown North — and instructed administration to begin drafting requests for proposals for the work.
Facilities planning and rationale A facilities presenter told the board the subcommittee had worked since the previous summer to prioritize projects and that a rebate from Phase 2 would be applied to Phase 3, lowering the net cost this round. Committee members said it was more cost‑effective to group large HVAC and roofing projects at…
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