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Residents say compressed budget timeline could limit outreach to parents and hurt school outreach
Summary
During public comment, residents including a board member and local parents urged the board to slow the budget timetable and explain dissenting votes so the community — especially school families during spring break — can be properly informed.
Residents used the meeting’s public comment periods to urge greater transparency and more time for outreach ahead of the April 2 annual town meeting.
Kristen Harmain of 134 Davis Road told the board the process felt accelerated this year, saying: "it really feels like we're having an accelerated timeline this year for the budget process" and that holding the first referendum during spring break would "limit our opportunity to reach out to…
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