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Stratham board weighs using roughly $1.8M bond surplus; residents urge voter approval and legal review
Summary
The Stratham School Board discussed using an estimated $1.8 million in leftover bond proceeds for additional building work (skylight, windows, flooring) but residents and some members urged legal review and possible voter approval under RSA 33:3‑a before reallocating the funds.
The Stratham School Board spent the bulk of its meeting debating whether and how to spend about $1.8 million in leftover bond proceeds after a multi‑year renovation.
Superintendent (speaker 8) told the board the district is "looking at what's a projected bond surplus of about $1,800,000" and presented recommended building additions that would stay within the original building‑project warrant: replacing a skylight (~$150,000), replacing all windows (~$330,000), and replacing floors (~$375,000), a package her office estimated at roughly $860,000.
Why it matters: residents and board members said the legal path for using leftover bond money is not self‑evident and urged clear, public legal guidance. Resident Bob Monaco, who spoke during the meeting, told the board that bond law limits direct…
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