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Town forum clarifies how education spending is tallied and flags a $5.77M school reserve
Summary
Speakers clarified that a widely cited 52% education figure refers to North Attleborough Public Schools' share of the town budget and noted roughly $6.5–$7.0 million in Tri County-related costs; attendees also questioned accessibility of a $5,773,434 school reserve fund.
At an unspecified town forum, participants debated how the town tallies education spending and whether a $5,773,434 school reserve fund is effectively available for school needs.
One participant, identified in the transcript as Speaker 2, said the 52% (or 51.9%) figure cited in public discussion "is actually North Attleborough Public Schools" and that the number is drawn from the town's departmental budget based on a $113,000,000 budget. Speaker 2 added that "Tri County comes to an average tuition of about $3,800,000 every year" and that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) project for a new Tri County high school will add about $2,700,000 next year, meaning Tri…
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