Back in 1988, the Bennington School District in Vermont was happy to receive $88,000 in aid from the State to cover the cost of asbestos removal from Catamount Elementary School. But when the District sold the school to a local real estate developer in 2007, it sought a waiver from a Vermont state law requiring districts to reimburse funds from construction projects that receive state aid after a school is sold, either by repaying the aid given in full or a percentage of the school sale price, whichever is smaller. With Vermont’s legislative session winding down and no action having been taken on the request, however, it looks as though the Bennington School District will have to pay the piper.
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