SADS 4, 46, Harmony Willimantic vote no
1/28/09 | 2 comments

SADS 4, 46, Harmony Willimantic vote no


GUILFORD, Maine — SADs 4 and 46 and the towns of Willimantic and Harmony overwhelmingly rejected a school reorganization plan Tuesday during a referendum vote.

SAD 46 voted 345-87 against the plan. The votes in the SAD 46 communities were Dexter 53 yes, 195 no; Ripley, 13 yes, 39 no; Garland, 18 yes, 63 no, and Exeter, 3 yes, 48 no.

SAD 4 rejected the plan 592-30. The votes by towns were Guilford, 5 yes, 152 no; Sangerville, 9 yes, 145 no; Abbot, 6 yes, 109 no; Parkman, 6 yes, 99 no; Wellington, 4 yes, 32 no, and Cambridge, 0 yes, 55 no.

Harmony rejected the plan 97-11, and Willimantic voted it down 52-2.

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On 2/1/09 at 8:38 AM, Trusted wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

I Wonder what's going to come of this vote? I wonder what the (Penalties) are going to cost the property tax payers?

Was this in anyone's minds when they voted?

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On 2/2/09 at 3:48 PM, snowshoe wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

The informational sheet that was distributed in this area said it would cost SAD 4 more than $355,000, if memory serves, compared to penalties of quite a bit less than $300,000. These are annual figures. I'm sure someone out there can provide more accurate numbers, but it sounds like a deal to me. The Gov. seems to like to "save money" by transferring costs onto towns and counties without regard to what we can afford.

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