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Resident raises taxpayer concerns after citizen petition led to court fees; board says reconsideration pending
Summary
At the East Kingston School Board meeting, trustees and members of the public discussed legal invoices tied to a citizen's petition to put a school study on the ballot; the board said it received a partial invoice and that an initial court ruling favored the board but a reconsideration is pending.
At an East Kingston School Board meeting, residents pressed trustees about legal bills the district has incurred after two community members filed a citizen's petition seeking a school study on the ballot.
Heather Allen, who identified herself as a parent and East Kingston resident, asked who brought the action and how the legal costs would be paid, saying, “But that $7,000 has to be paid by someone.” The chair replied that the…
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