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A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR MCKEE REGARDING PHASE-IN ON UNDERFUNDED
CITIES & TOWNS
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It
has long been my position that our students have been
shortchanged by a flawed state funding policy. I worked
to change the funding formula so that it would be fair
and equitable to all communities. Currently the plan is
to phase in the new funding over a seven year time frame
which would result in more than $12 million in lost
revenue to the Town of Cumberland over the next three
years.
Communities that are
struggling cannot afford to subsidize property taxes
in other communities and I don’t think our taxpayers
should have to wait seven years to be fully funded.
Our Representatives and Senators have indicated that
they support the acceleration of the school funding
formula. Please give them a call to encourage their
colleagues to do the same.
[Find
Your State Rep. and Senators]
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Fiscal Impact of School Funding Phase-In on Underfunded
Cities and Towns
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