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ConVal board debates Francistown/Dublin withdrawal claims after SAU cost-model errors disclosed
Summary
Board members and the district's budget chair responded to letters from Francistown and Dublin about withdrawal, disclosing calculation errors in the SAU cost model and sharing updated estimates ahead of a March 11 vote.
The Contoocook Valley School District school board discussed letters from the Francistown School Committee and the Dublin Select Board alleging the district refused to meet and disputing the district's withdrawal cost estimates. Board members and the district's budget-and-property chair said their feasibility work and updated cost model had been shared with the town representatives and that earlier calculation errors had been corrected.
Board member Curtis Hamilton said the district had engaged Francistown and Dublin through a six-month feasibility study, community forums and committee meetings and that "negotiations can only begin should withdrawal be approved by a district wide vote." He told the…
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