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Residents and school leaders urge caution as town weighs post-referendum cuts
Summary
Multiple residents, including the superintendent, told the board that revaluation and turnout complicate any rapid cuts to schools; residents urged clearer voter education about revaluation and motor vehicle tax changes.
Residents and school officials used the public comment periods to press the Board of Finance for restraint and clearer communication ahead of a May 1 referendum.
Jennifer Magri (speaker 8) asked the board to do more public education about the referendum process and the local impacts of property revaluation and the motor vehicle tax phase-out, saying misinformation on social media had confused many voters. Bob Koskalowski (speaker 1) raised procedural and…
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