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Norwood selectmen recommend smaller transfer to special-education stabilization fund
Summary
The Board of Selectments voted unanimously to recommend a $300,000 appropriation to the town's special-education stabilization fund, after members debated the size of the transfer and reviewed the fund's recent history and statutory caps.
The Board of Selectments on April 15 recommended reducing the special-education stabilization fund appropriation to $300,000, instead of the larger amount requested by the School Committee and recommended by the Finance Committee. The motion to recommend $300,000 was made by Mister Plasco and seconded; the board voted unanimously in favor.
Members said they support maintaining a balance against unforeseen special-education costs but questioned whether the requested increase was necessary now. Mister Plasco noted the town established the fund in February 2021 and…
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