Board members have yet to vote on the fee increase but gave administrators the nod to begin, something the district can do because residents approved a tax issue last week.

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"I begin to wonder whether any of us can say anything about policy without it being interpreted by the media as something to do with a future, not yet declared, leadership election, " he told BBC Radio 4's World at One programme.

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