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Somerset board reviews pre‑referendum survey outlining $1.4M–$2M operational options
Summary
Consultant Darren Seager presented a draft pre‑referendum survey that frames the district’s projected shortfall and asks whether voters would support exploring an operational referendum. The survey presents three funding thresholds — $1.4M, $1.7M and $2.0M — with estimated per‑$100,000 tax impacts and will be printed if board approves final edits; results are expected in July.
The Somerset School Board on April 27 reviewed a draft pre‑referendum survey intended to gauge community support for an operational funding question.
Darren Seager of School Perceptions, the third‑party consultant hired to design and mail the survey, told the board the instrument frames the district’s financial picture and then asks a single test question: whether residents would support the district exploring an operational referendum. "We ask a question about whether they would support the district exploring an operational referendum," Seager said, describing the mail and online format and the alphanumeric, one‑time use codes that prevent duplicate responses.
The draft presents three annual funding thresholds the district could seek if it moves toward a referendum:…
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