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Town funds special-education reserve after extended debate over timing and fiscal tradeoffs
Summary
After debate between members who wanted to wait for the annual budget and those citing mandated special-education costs and possible federal funding cuts, town meeting approved a $580,959 transfer from free cash to the Special Education Reserve Fund by a 102–67 vote.
Town meeting considered Article 5, a $580,959 transfer from free cash to the Special Education Reserve Fund requested by the School Committee and recommended by the Finance Commission. Superintendent Tim Loffa explained the reserve’s purpose and the unpredictability of special-education costs, citing out-of-district tuition ranges that can reach into the hundreds of thousands of dollars per student and noting that the district currently…
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