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A citizen voice for reform in Maine School Administrative District #46 (Dexter, Exeter,Garland, and Ripley).
A collaboration of Art Jette, Mel Johnson, and the interested public since 1951.
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Thursday, May 04, 2006

"Should have Settled Up With Dennis Blaine"

Another interesting aspect of last night's meeting was what was said and not said about the projected K-8 school project.

In the report from the "Facilities/Transportation/Construction Committee," Shawn Lancaster stated that the committee didn't meet last month, then deferred to the superintendent to report on a couple of other meetings. These were the meeting with Garland selectmen ("wonderful questions") and with Garland (and Exeter) parents about space needs at Garland ("wonderful conversation"). The "F/T/C" committee will meet next Wednesday night to discuss the Garland School space situation.

In public participation, a Garland resident related a conversation with Horace (Hod) McKenny. Hod, referring to the amount of site work needed on the Fern property*, said "it's probably going to cost them" a lot. "Should have settled up with Dennis Blaine" for his property. [Quotes are from Garland resident, quoting Hod.]

Late in the meeting the superintendent recounted an April 9 meeting at the Department of Education between Scott Brown** and others and himself (Kevin Jordan), John Parola, and Shawn Lancaster. Their evaluations: KJ "wonderful meeting, great questions," SL "very productive," JP "intense." They [the DOE people] "gave us work to do." There's also work for Stephen Blatt (the architect) and his site engineers (DeLuca-Hoffman) to do.

The bus keeps rolling.

* and perhaps on the Route 94/Fern Road intersection and on the Fern Road?
** Scott Brown oversees school construction projects for the DOE

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