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Resident questions legality, timing of RSU 22 referendum to fund new central office
Summary
Dr. Eric Jaffe told the RSU 22 school board he doubts whether the district may use $1.6 million in excess fund balance to build and equip a new central office without voter approval and criticized the timeline for the special referendum set for Nov. 4.
Dr. Eric Jaffe, a resident who addressed the board during the public-comment period, told the RSU 22 School Board on Wednesday that he believes the district’s proposed special referendum to fund a new central office is legally and procedurally questionable.
"I find this special referendum request suspicious at this time," Jaffe said, saying the measure would ask voters on Nov. 4 to authorize construction and equipping of a new modular central-office building using a $1,600,000 transfer of a voter-approved surplus fund allocation into an administrative office replacement…
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