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Select Board reconstitutes school subcommittee and begins process to seek district vote
Summary
The Select Board reconstituted a subcommittee to evaluate buying Jamaica Village School and discussed procedures and petition thresholds for seeking an Australian-ballot vote to exit the West River Unified Education District.
The Select Board voted to reconstitute a subcommittee to evaluate purchasing Jamaica Village School from the district for $1 and to begin immediate work on inventory and negotiations.
Chair moved that the committee formed earlier be reappointed (with adjustments as needed) to evaluate the purchase and begin work now that the board has voted to take the school back. Board members discussed logistics: arranging meetings with district representatives, documenting what equipment and fixtures the town would reclaim, and appointing advisers to help with negotiations.
Separately, members discussed the process for asking the West River Unified Education District to allow a town-level vote on exiting the district. The Chair explained that procedure could require petitions or specific signature thresholds and legal review: “there needs to be a petition… sufficient signatories” though board members committed to research the exact legal steps and to discuss formal wording at the next meeting. The board asked counsel to confirm requirements and agreed to put the matter on the next agenda for action.
