RESOLUITON
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to approve a "Resolution Amending the Resolution Entitled "Resolution Appropriating $8,550,000 for Various School Improvement Projects; And Authorizing the Issue of Bonds And Notes in the Same Amount to Finance Said Appropriation" to Increase the Appropriation And Borrowing Authorization To $9,800,000".
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Background:
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May 20, 2025 Referendum Additional Appropriation FAILED: The townspeople did not approve the to increase the Bond Authorization by $1,250,000 to facilitate the Juliet W. Long School Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Project. The project was part of Board of Education's Roof Replacement & Various Projects.
May 12, 2025 Special Town Meeting: was held to provide information to residents regarding the Juliet W. Long School Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Project and the reason for the request to increase the Bond Authorization by $1,250,000.
However, the Special Town Meeting was not well attended by the townspeople. In addition to town officials only two Residents were in attendance.
The Special Town Meeting adjourned to a Referendum on the voting machines on May 20, 2025.
April 16, 2025 Town Council Meeting: The Town Council approved the Resolution to increase the Bond Authorization by $1,250,000 to facilitate moving the Juliet W. Long School Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Project forward; and to schedule a Special Town Meeting on May 12, 2025 and to Adjourn to a Referendum on the voting machines on May 20, 2025.
March 31, 2025 PMBC Meeting: At the Permanent Municipal Building Committee's March 31, 2025 meeting they forwarded a request to the Town Council to increase the Board of Education $8,550,000 Roof Replacement & Various Projects by an additional $1,250,000; bringing the total requested Bond Authorization to $9,800,000 to proceed with the Juliet W. Long School Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning System...
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