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Continued fiscal irresponsibility

After pledging to return the entirety of the $16.4 million 23-24 budget surplus, the school board has instead voted to retain $3.5 million. They intend to conduct a special meeting where the public can vote on whether or not to use the $3.5 million to make a payment towards the EEI lease for projects being […]

$16,390,237

Sixteen million, three hundred ninety thousand, two hundred and thirty-seven dollars. That’s the amount of money in Timberlane’s unassigned fund balance (commonly referred to as budget surplus). Almost 16.4 million in tax dollars that property owners in the district didn’t need to be taxed for. This school board, the budget committee, and the CFO are […]

School Board Meeting 6/20/24

Deflection, Rubber Stamping, and Rudeness First on Facebook and now publicly in the 6/20/24 school board meeting, Jack Sapia has placed the blame for the current community unrest over property taxes on a school board from two years ago. TRSD Budget History The problem is that Jack supported the 2024-2025 proposed budget, with its $6m […]

School Board Meeting 6/6/24

Look at that. Karl Ingoldsby sold the old tractor. The question is: How long would that have stuck around if it wasn’t for a taxpayer directly bringing it to the attention of the superintendent and school board? People don’t like their money being messed with, so now they are watching. Mr. Ingoldsby likes to spend […]

Did you miss it?

Now they want full day kindergarten! As if the recent exorbitant property tax increases have not been difficult enough, Mark Sherwood, Timberlane Regional School Board member from Sandown, got in front of the Sandown Board of Selectmen and campaigned for support of taxpayer-funded full day kindergarten. Watch the video from last night’s Sandown BOS meeting […]