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Tolland School Board approves energy surcharge for facility rentals, effective July 1
Summary
The board voted unanimously to adopt updates to Policy 10.10 to add an energy surcharge to facility-use fees to offset rising utility costs; members discussed deferring a materials surcharge, asked for cross-district rate comparisons, and the board recorded unanimous 'Aye' votes on the adoption.
The Tolland School Board voted on March 11 to accept changes to Policy 10.10, adding an energy surcharge to facility rental fees to help offset rising utility costs.
Superintendent Dr. Willett (speaker 2) framed the change as a modest adjustment to recover energy usage for community and outside events. He told the board the district ‘‘looked at overall rates and overall usage and then made a per cost per hour per section’’ to compute a surcharge. He estimated the surcharge program…
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