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State legislators brief Templeton on budget outlook, road funding and crumbling foundations
Summary
Two state lawmakers updated the Select Board on the state budget outlook, Chapter 70 and Chapter 90 funding formulas, school transportation reimbursement and a growing problem of crumbling residential foundations tied to pyrite in concrete.
Two state legislators joined Templeton’s Select Board meeting on March 23 to explain the state budget outlook and to answer local questions about road and school funding, bus procurement and a deteriorating problem known locally as crumbling foundations.
The lawmakers said the state stabilization account is healthy but cautioned that recent legislative tax cuts and potential future ballot measures create revenue volatility. They described multi‑billion dollar swings in policy decisions and said rural towns have particular challenges under the Chapter…
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