Maine wrestles with school consolidation
Consolidation plans proving controversial
Isaac Opper
Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: Local News
"This school union concept would have been helpful to a lot of areas," Rep. Edgecomb told the Sentinel, but "There are a lot of areas where the school consolidation law is not working well."
Gov. Baldacci, for his part, is trying to file legislation of his own that would include the "noncontroversial elements" of the bill he just vetoed.
For Waterville and other communities trying to figure out the next step, this latest development just means more uncertainty. While some are "going to keep plugging away," in the words of Lester Sheaffer the co-chairman of a consolidation committee, others, like Dale Glidden, of Winthrop, are taking a different approach.
"We decided again today that we're not going to have any more meetings until the Legislature comes out with a final bill approved by the Governor," he told the Sentinel. "We don't feel there's any sense to meet until we know what the final law is going to look like."
The only thing certain about school consolidation at this point is that it will continue to make headlines.
Gov. Baldacci, for his part, is trying to file legislation of his own that would include the "noncontroversial elements" of the bill he just vetoed.
For Waterville and other communities trying to figure out the next step, this latest development just means more uncertainty. While some are "going to keep plugging away," in the words of Lester Sheaffer the co-chairman of a consolidation committee, others, like Dale Glidden, of Winthrop, are taking a different approach.
"We decided again today that we're not going to have any more meetings until the Legislature comes out with a final bill approved by the Governor," he told the Sentinel. "We don't feel there's any sense to meet until we know what the final law is going to look like."
The only thing certain about school consolidation at this point is that it will continue to make headlines.
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