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Residents at CBU tell Senate panel forced consolidation wont solve high property taxes
Summary
At a Senate Education Committee field hearing at CBU High School, residents, teachers and a former lieutenant governor urged care on district consolidation under Act 73, saying mergers wont ease this year—2% tax spike and could threaten programs and inclusion.
Seth Longertz, chair of the Senate Education Committee, opened a field visit at CBU High School on Dec. 8 to hear how Vermont districts of different sizes are delivering education and to gather testimony before the upcoming legislative session. Committee members toured the school, met students and staff, and then heard public comments on funding, consolidation and program delivery.
Carl Bauer of Williston told the committee he supported "expenditures of money on education and lots of it" but urged a new look at administrative costs. "We moved to Williston in 2012 with a $5,277 school tax. Last year, we paid $7,169," Bauer said, adding that the increase translated to about a…
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