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Board members cite falling support for cooperative budget after SAU 41 proposals fail
Hollis/Brookline Coop School District Governing Board · April 9, 2026
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Summary
Members reviewed a decade of voting history and noted the cooperative budget's approval rate fell from 81% in 2016 to 46% this year; they discussed SB2 effects, turnout differences, and the need for clearer outreach and vote-counting for large budgets.
Board members used the April 8 meeting to analyze recent vote outcomes and community sentiment after several SAU 41 proposals failed this year.
"This is the first year in my memory that the SAU budget did not pass," a board member said, pointing to a pattern of declining support in cooperative…
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