Update on School Consolidation??? (Yarmouth: purchasing, school district, land)

[maja]

Anybody know and care to share the latest information on Maine's school consolidation plan, especially the Yarmouth school district? TIA

[Northern Maine Land Man]

Voters all across lower Maine have approved the new plans. Large towns are mostly unaffected. Some of them will swallow up neighboring towns.

Voters all across Northern Maine have resoundingly rejected the proposals. For example, Woodville rejected the power grab 83 to 1. We are already sharing purchasing and services. There are no savings.

Just stop and think; Have you ever gone into the ballot booth under the threat that if you didn't vote the way Commissar Gendron wanted that you would be fined? It happened in Maine.

[reloop]

Originally Posted by Northern Maine Land Man

Voters all across lower Maine have approved the new plans. Large towns are mostly unaffected. Some of them will swallow up neighboring towns.

Voters all across Northern Maine have resoundingly rejected the proposals. For example, Woodville rejected the power grab 83 to 1. We are already sharing purchasing and services. There are no savings.

Just stop and think; Have you ever gone into the ballot booth under the threat that if you didn't vote the way Commissar Gendron wanted that you would be fined? It happened in Maine.

Those of us who voted against it soley on the blatent unconstitutionality of the whole process are a little more than disgusted at the fact that the fines the towns who voted it down pay, will be our "good boys and girls" money. Yes, towns that voted to consolidate will reap some of the monetary reward of those who have to pay fines. It passed in my town, but just barely. Many of us were hoping that more people with backbones would have voted against it. Unfortunately, the well-oiled "fear of the unknown" machine won out. I can no longer speak of it without wretching, so I'm done.