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The Select Board voted 5-0 to request a forensic audit by the Massachusetts Inspector General of Whitman-Hanson Regional School District finances. Members also reviewed a projected FY27 budget deficit and debated a proposed formula directing 60% of net revenue growth to schools and 40% to the town.
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The audit request asks for an independent review of the regional school district’s finances; the minutes do not state whether the request has been accepted or when an audit would occur. The board also approved a school-district funding agreement amendment, authorized committees for Hobart Dam replacement and open-space planning, approved a utility pole installation and a wine-and-malt license, and referred a proposed Smart Growth Overlay District bylaw to the Planning Board. The community aggregation electric rate was reported as 14.184, below National Grid’s current rate.
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