Board of Education Passes Memorandum Resolution

The Suffield Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of a resolution supporting the Board of Finance's proposed memorandum of understanding at their meeting on Tuesday, March 1 at .

The memorandum's goal is to present mutual support from the Boards of Education, Finance and Selectmen for proposed bonding projects and to keep taxpayer costs low if the projects are approved by voters this spring.

Board member Bob Eccles offered a statement on behalf of the board "supporting the [bond] proposal and acting in a way that's fiscally responsible."

The memorandum provides an endorsement from the three boards for the four proposed bond projects for road and drainage improvements, new fire trucks, Town Hall improvements and a new library. The cost the town will be $13.2 million if all four are approved.

"The town was very supportive of the school district [during the new high school project]," Eccles said. "And it's important for the town to keep up with capital commitments... it's time in the cycle to facilitate that and move forward."

"The board has always worked well with the town," said Member Michael Smith. "This says: 'We meet you in spirit.'"

Correction: An earlier version of this story posted at 3 a.m. on March 2, 2011 incorrectly stated the vote tally of the Board of Education for the approval of the resolution supporting the memorandum. Suffield Patch regrets the error.