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School board to hold Feb. 11 hearing on $75,000 withdrawal; CIP committee hears funding breakdown for School Street work
Summary
Jane Fortson told the CIP committee the School Board will hold a Feb. 11 hearing to withdraw $75,000 from the Building Maintenance Expendable Trust for the School Street project; $56,000 would come from the School Street Improvement fund, with the remainder from the Highway budget.
Jane Fortson briefed the committee on several school-district warrant articles, including expendable trusts for fuel, special education and building maintenance. She said the School Board plans a Feb. 11 hearing to withdraw $75,000 from the Building Maintenance Expendable Trust to fund the School Street project. Fortson said $56,000 of that would come from the School Street Improvement fund and the balance from the Highway budget.
Committee member Sean Leary asked whether the Select Board must hold a public hearing to authorize a withdrawal from the School Street Improvement fund; the committee’s general consensus was that a public hearing would be required, and Lynch said she would confirm the procedure. Fortson also raised an upcoming need to replace a freezer at HES; Terry Zavorotny asked whether refurbishment had been evaluated versus replacement, and Fortson agreed to follow up. Fortson added that the district had received two security grants, but she did not provide dollar amounts during the meeting.
No votes or formal directives were recorded on the school matters at this meeting; members identified questions for follow-up and signaled the need for hearings and additional detail before funds are moved.
