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Selectboard flags uncertainty over local school’s future, urges cautious public language
Summary
Board members said they heard a comment that the local school (referred to as OCA) could close in one to three years; the board advised against definitive language in the selectboard report and urged residents to attend school-district meetings.
The selectboard discussed remarks from a recent school-board meeting suggesting the local school building may close within one to three years. One board member recounted a comment at the school-board meeting: "in 1 to 3 years, OCA is going to close," and the board debated whether to include that line in the town report. Members recommended avoiding definitive language in official town materials until the school board makes formal decisions.
Board members urged residents to attend upcoming school-district meetings and to engage in the bond and school-planning conversations. The board discussed potential municipal responsibilities should the school building become available — including maintenance, insurance and potential reuse — and agreed to raise the issue in the selectboard report only as general uncertainty rather than as a confirmed outcome.
