Selectmen accepted a petition to begin the process of withdrawing, and the issue will go to voters in November.

Gregg Palmer’s nomination will go before the Portland school board for a vote of approval.

The state university system’s ambitious proposal, in the works since 2013, aims to combine several high-level education programs at one facility.

A provision that 50 percent of the state funding must go to tax relief is unlikely to apply to many school districts this year.