Shaftsbury School Aid and Equalization Report Summary
The Shaftsbury district faces defects in state tax department equalization methods used to compute grand lists and aid. Findings show inflated state appraisals, weightings favoring appraisals over sale prices, and overestimation of local value. Alternatives include IDEA plan, Senate bill S176, and amended Miller formula with a 15 percent minimum aid and shifted payment method.
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Tax Department
State Aid
Shaftsbury
Tax
Proposed Vermont State Aid Reform and Funding Plan
Outline of amendments to the Miller Formula for Vermont school aid. Advocates redefine district multiplier based on EGL, set a 15 percent minimum tied to non resident ownership, and shift state aid to an income tax credit for resident taxpayers to avoid windfalls to non residents. Proposes six year phase adjustments, delayed effect, and collaboration with IDEA with a $2 per pupil affiliation fee.
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Massachusetts
New York
Burlington
Rutland
Hinesburg
Bennington County
Shaftsbury
Winhall
Searsburg
Tax Department
District of Victory
Brighton
Vermont
IDEA
Opinion: Ford’s pardon tactic echoes Lewis Carroll
The piece compares Ford’s pardon strategy with a sentence first verdict after, noting the real world’s limits on manipulation and urging respect for public opinion to prevent a constitutional crisis. It argues that a president must heed mankind’s opinions and warns against flouting them.
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Ford
Lewis Carroll
White House
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Idea Organization
Senate
EGL
Total District
State Aid Revision
Arlington
Bennington
Dorset
Landgrove
Manchester
Peru
Pownal
Readsboro
Rupert
Sandgate
Searsbury
Stamford
Sunderland
Woodford
Mel C. Morrison Sheridan
City
Chittenden Trust
Main Street
Putnam Square
New Putnam Square Drive-in
South
Union Streets
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Mad Hatter’s Justice
Harmon H. Goldstone
New York City
New York Times
Gobert
Catalina
Berkshire Plaza
North Adams, Mass
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