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Residents fault Seymour board's handling of state school grant, warn of next-year shortfall
Summary
Residents and some board members said treating the state supplemental education grant as a reduction to the Board of Education budget could create a funding hole next year and criticized the board's process and communication ahead of a referendum.
Residents and some board members criticized the Seymour Board of Finance's decision to reduce the Board of Education budget by $476,454 rather than recognize the state supplemental grant as revenue, saying the choice could produce a larger funding gap for schools in the next fiscal year and confuse voters.
Multiple public commenters said the board's action would create a perception problem and make it harder to secure school funding next year. One speaker told the board the decision was "a public relations nightmare," urging officials to explain the mechanics…
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