Regional school committee hears on municipal fiscal constraints
Regional school committee hears MARS analysis on municipal fiscal pressures. Steve Hemman and Julie Kelley of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools presented municipal financial reports for Amherst, Leverett, Pelham, and Shutesbury to the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee. The
Board of Education · Meeting of October 14, 2025
AMHERST — Regional school committee hears MARS analysis on municipal fiscal pressures. Steve Hemman and Julie Kelley of the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools presented municipal financial reports for Amherst, Leverett, Pelham, and Shutesbury to the Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee. The committee's discussion focused on Amherst's near-zero excess levy capacity, the region's limited commercial tax base, and the cost of out-of-district special education placements, which can reach $100,000 to $200,000 annually.
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Source: the Board of Education meeting of October 14, 2025, compiled from the official minutes.
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