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Derry sponsors seek permission to let voters decide whether to absorb cooperative district into town government
Summary
Representative Erica Leon said HB1331 would allow Derry voters to choose to absorb their cooperative school district into the town (a charter amendment) so local voters could apply town tax caps and other changes; town and school officials were divided, with some urging local solutions before state action.
Representative Erica Leon presented HB1331 as enabling legislation to let the town of Derry place a charter amendment before voters to absorb its cooperative school district into the town government. Leon said Derry’s cooperative-district status dates to the 1950s and that statute changes since then make it difficult for the town to pursue restructuring without explicit legislative authorization.
Proponents—including former town…
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