Regional funding‑formula audit finds data errors; board agrees to annual validation process
Lisa Hanson presented a historical review showing omitted housing units and mismatched valuation dates that affected multiple years' calculations; the board agreed to a validation process, to use Trio for housing units, state valuations for value data and census annual estimates for population, and to form a delegated validation team to finalize numbers ahead of billing.
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Lisa Hanson, working with Sandy River Plantation and regional partners, presented a multi‑year audit of the shared funding formula used to allocate costs among municipalities. Hanson highlighted data discrepancies — including omitted housing units for 2024–25 and incorrect date references in state valuation entries — and showed year‑by‑year impacts on billed percentages.
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