Chilmark Special Town Meeting Could Decide High School Budget

Monday's town meeting will reconsider the town’s $993,112 portion of the high school budget after Chilmark, West Tisbury and Aquinnah all voted down the financial plan at their annual town meetings this spring.

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With 2024 Budget in Limbo, School Officials Consider Temporary Cuts

School administrators are looking for places to make cuts in a placeholder budget that would tide the regional high school over if the 2024 budget is not passed by the start of the new fiscal year.

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Harmful Chemicals

The latest research on PFAS, found in the artifical turf being considered for use on the high school athletic field, states that the toxic chemicals are harmful in even when exposed to small amounts.

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Towns Set Meetings to Reconsider High School Budget

Two of the three up-Island towns that voted to reject their share of the regional high school budget last month have scheduled special town meetings to take a second vote on a budget that remains unchanged.

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School Committee Votes to Return Untouched Budget to Up-Island Towns

The regional high school committee voted 7-2 Thursday to make no changes to the operating budget for the coming fiscal year.

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Aquinnah Veto Forces School to Develop New Budget

The 50-47 vote at annual town meeting underscored an ongoing division Islandwide over a plan to use artificial turf on one of the school’s playing fields.

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School Committee Caps Legal Spending, Seeks Settlement in Turf Suit

The new cap on spending commits the school to only use the remaining balance of this year's legal budget on the turf appeal.

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High School Committee to Seek Resolution in Turf Field Dispute

After an executive session Monday, high school committee chair Robert Lionette said the committee directed its attorney to reach out to the Oak Bluffs planning board to resolve the ongoing lawsuit.

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High School Committee Member Voted Out Vows to Finish Term

Kimberly Kirk's plan to continue serving on the regional high school committee has ruffled some feathers, but Ms. Kirk said the regional school agreement dictates that members serve until May 31.

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Chilmark Town Meeting Rejects High School Budget

Following in West Tisbury’s footsteps, Chilmark amended its share of the regional high school budget from $1.06 million to zero.

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