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Officials say maps expose unanswered questions about school-construction funding, property-tax effects and spending caps
Summary
Officials and witnesses told the task force that the proposed maps raise unresolved questions about the scale of districts, the state’s responsibility for school-construction funding, and how property-tax and cap proposals may produce unintended consequences for towns and voters.
Jeff Fanning, introduced as an executive director, told the task force that the three proposed maps initially “raised more questions than they answer” and that forming very large districts risks running counter to Vermont community values. Fanning said any plan that encourages district consolidation should be paired with renewed state aid for school…
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