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Cromwell board rejects proposal to spend surplus to fully fund new track after heated debate
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about budget risk and process, the Cromwell Board of Education voted against a motion to pay the remaining cost of a proposed new track from district surplus; facilities staff warned the vendor’s price would not be held past Dec. 15, prompting urgency but not enough support to override concerns about unpredictable special education and other costs.
The Cromwell Board of Education considered — and ultimately rejected — a proposal to use the district’s accumulated surplus to pay the remaining cost of a new track at Cromwell High School. The discussion consumed much of the meeting as board members, the superintendent and finance staff debated trade-offs between seizing a vendor price and preserving a reserve for unplanned student needs.
The board’s motion, moved by Board Member Steve Heisman and seconded for discussion, asked the board to fully fund the track from available surplus. Claudio Bozzano, the district’s facilities lead, told the board the vendor would “not hold that price” after December 15 and that scheduling and contract completion likely required a decision in roughly 30–45 days,…
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