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Transportation recalculation trims Whitman‑Hanson town assessments; committee debates timing for changes
Summary
Updated transportation mileage and a new cherry‑sheet raised expected state reimbursement and reduced nonmandated costs, lowering Whitman and Hanson assessments by roughly $70,000–$103,000 and $45,000 respectively; the committee debated whether it can safely change assessments before town meeting and agreed to seek counsel.
Interim staff told the Whitman‑Hanson Regional School District budget subcommittee on April 29 that updated transportation mileage data and the recently released cherry sheet materially changed how mandated and nonmandated busing costs are allocated between Whitman and Hanson.
Interim superintendent Dr. Marcus said updated mileage calculations shifted the mandated share of costs slightly upward, which increased the district’s expected state reimbursement from about $1.322 million to about $1.345 million. “So instead of 1.322 million in expected state reimbursement, it’s more like 1.345,” Dr. Marcus told the…
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