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MSBA Reimbursement History Part 2: 2006 to the Present

by Linda Brenckle

The history resumes in October of 2006 when the RSC received its first MSBA lump-sum payment of $25.4 million (75% of its calculated grant). In September and October of that year, Northborough requested clarification of how town RSC assessments would be impacted using both the 70B and RA [...]

MSBA Reimbursement History

by Linda Brenckle

As Northborough residents decide whether to authorize spending $100,000 on legal fees to seek a declaratory judgment, a review of the issue may be helpful. This, and an article which summarizes events of 2006 to the present, and a graphic timeline, describe the history of the Massachusetts School [...]

Regional School Committee Declines to Move for the Declaratory Judgment

by Linda Brenckle

The Regional School Committee (RSC) last night adjourned without taking action on the March 17th request of Northborough Town Manager, Mr. John Coderre, for the RSC to initiate a declaratory judgment to resolve the question of allocation of the MSBA reimbursement. Mr. Coderre summarized his thoughts succinctly when [...]

MSBA Reimbursement Issue Remains Unresolved

By Linda Brenckle

In a letter dated February 18th, Ms. Jean Kitchen, Southborough’s Town Manager, notified Superintendent Dr. Charles Gobron that the Southborough Board of Selectmen have unanimously agreed not to put the Northborough-Southborough Regional School Committee’s proposed compromise regarding the Algonquin Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) reimbursement on [...]