At the May 5 selectmen’s meeting in Buckfield, the first selectman proposed enacting a rule that would prevent voters from increasing the budget amounts recommended by the selectmen at any upcoming town meeting. The selectmen voted 2-1 in support of that proposal, with the second selectman voting in opposition. That action would seem to imply […]
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S. Perkins: I will be voting ‘yes’
On June 10, Buckfield voters will have the opportunity to end the attempt to withdraw from RSU 10. The members of the Withdrawal Committee have two plans for Buckfield students after withdrawal. One would tuition all students to other districts. Grades 7-12 would be bused to area schools and K-6 would stay at Hartford-Sumner and […]
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S. Perkins: Honest response to voter concerns
Discussion continues about the petition that was circulated in Buckfield to stop the process of withdrawal from RSU 10. The idea of the petition came about because the towns of Sumner and Hartford chose not to be involved in the reformation of the old SAD 39. When Buckfield residents learned that the Withdrawal Committee was […]
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S. Perkins: Keep Buckfield schools in RSU 10
I thank Maida Dobson for her efforts to continue the plan of a petition drive to allow Buckfield residents to reconsider their vote to withdraw from RSU 10. I was very surprised by the selectmen’s vote (2-1) against allowing residents to reconsider. It might be explained by one of the selectmen saying that the plan […]