Policy FEE
Site Acquisition
School Board Approved: April 4, 2005
Reviewed: May 14, 2020
Priorities based upon student population, location, and education needs shall be established well in advance in order that proper locations for school sites might be acquired. Sites shall be acquired in advance of time for construction to allow adequate time for the completion of topography studies and other preliminary work.
Eminent domain action for the acquisition of property for school site purposes shall be executed only after negotiations fail.
Legal References:
RSA 31:92, Taking of Land
RSA 195:16-b, Cooperative Districts Only; Power of Eminent Domain
RSA 498-A, Eminent Domain Procedures Act
RSA 199:1-3, Schoolhouses: Location and Building
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