The Lebanon School Board in New Hampshire voted unanimously to oppose Question 2 on the November 3 ballot, which would cap school property taxes under House Bill 1300. The board calls the ballot's statement that the caps do not affect classroom instruction misleading, noting that most of a budget cannot be cut in one year, so cuts would likely hit staffing and student programs. Rep. Ross Berry, who helped write the question, says the wording is accurate because the 6% limit on SAU central office spending is the only spending cap, and he expects cuts only to bloated administration. Under the proposal, the school levy could grow only by inflation plus new construction, not market revaluations, and the question needs a three-fifths majority to pass.
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