Bartlett voters approve $300,000 reval. Page 12
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
VOL. 23 NO. 36
CONWAY, N.H.
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Budget committee chair Dave Sordi during last week’s deliberative school meeting in the Kennett High gymnasium. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
CONWAY — Despite the drama, the school deliberative meeting raised more questions than it answered last week — questions that will likely have to go to the courts or to Concord before they get answered. The budget committee cut the school’s budget by 11 percent a month ago, but school supporters put every cent back in last week.
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Teammates console goalie Jonny Parkhurst following Kennett High’s 8-3 loss to Somersworth in the Division III state championship game Sunday in Manchester. See page 13. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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That move complicates an already contentious debate about whether the budget committee acted illegally with its initial recommendation. It also turned the ballot into a rubber stamp. Voters will have the choice between giving school board members exactly what they requested and giving them even more money than they asked for. “There is not much of an option
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