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Town Meeting preview: Weathersfield School Board chair to propose limits on tuitioning students
Published: 2/23/2021 10:25:19 PM
Modified: 2/23/2021 10:25:18 PM
Hot topic: Weathersfield School Board chair Annemarie Redmond said she plans to raise for discussion the question of “putting some limit on school choice,” which would allow the Weathersfield School District which oversees the 218-student K-8 Weathersfield School to negotiate tuition rates if it designates between one to three high schools as preferred. Higher tuition expense is a major driver in the budget.
Budget: The Selectboard is submitting a town budget nearly identical with last year’s budget, proposing to spend $1.44 million through the general fund, of which $1 million would be raised by taxes, and $1.15 million through the highway fund, of which $947,000 would be financed by taxes. Town Manager Brandon Gulnick said the general fund has been reduced 4%, or $38,000, from the prior year. That translates i