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Board agrees to place $45,000 annual historical-society appropriation on ballot after legal counsel's guidance
Summary
Trustees voted to include a separate proposition asking voters to authorize a recurring $45,000 annual appropriation for a local historical society after district counsel advised that the petition and appropriation amount met statutory conditions and must be placed on the ballot.
Trustees voted April 21 to place a separate proposition on the May ballot that would authorize an annual appropriation of $45,000 to a local historical society.
Visitor Allison (identified in the meeting as Miss Volgraf), who said she is the organization's president, asked the board to include the appropriation so the society can fund repairs and programing. Board members asked whether the appropriation would be levied only on Brookhaven residents where the society is located or…
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