To Your Health supplement inside
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012
VOL. 24 NO. 48
CONWAY, N.H.
MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
356-3456
FREE
Amended article calls for study on closing an elementary school BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Instead of being asked if they support closing an elementary school, citizens next month will be asked if they support doing a study on the issue. Article No. 21, a non-binding referendum question, was modified at the deliberative portion of annual school meeting recently,
and it was a school board member who led the charge. John Skelton, who last year ran on the platform at looking to close an elementary school, had been out-voted 6-1 by his colleagues last August when he sought to form a committee to study the possible closure of one of the three elementary schools in the Conway School District. Members felt a study had been done in-house just
two years earlier and there was no need to do another one at this time. In an attempt to appease Skelton, the board voted to ask the following non-binding referendum question: “Do you support the closing an elementary school in the Conway School District?” That was Article No. 21 on the ballot see STUDY page 8
Keep the dump store, citizens urge selectmen No final decision made, however BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
Now you can find us on...
The Conway Daily Sun
Watch for up-to-the-minute breaking news, local photos, community events and much more! And you can share your comments and concerns with us and the rest of our ‘fans’.
603-356-3456
John Simpson, of Conway, places items in the Conway transfer station “dump store” Wednesday. Conway selectmen are considering closing the facility because they feel it is being misused. The building is where residents can drop off items that others might find useful instead of throwing them away and taking up landfill space. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
H&R BLOCK® NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS
Rt. 16 at Scenic Vista Intervale 356-8907 Indian Mound Plz, Ctr. Ossipee 539-2220
Want to drive IIIHS’s safest car on the road? go to: PROFILESUBARU.COM
CONWAY — The more than 20 people who showed up Tuesday to voice their support for the dump store succeeded in convincing a majority of the selectmen to consider keeping it open. However, the board did not actually vote on the measure, to the confusion of several attendees and board members. “I was surprised,” selectman Michael DiGregorio said in a phone call the next day. “I would have thought we would have tried to make a move then.” “I know I’m ready to take a vote,” he said. DiGregorio wasn’t the only selectman unsure why the board put off making a decision. “I don’t know why,” selectman Crow Dickinson said on Wednesday. “I was amazed.” see DUMP STORE page 10
DISCOUNT BEVERAGES 356-8844 • North Conway BUD, MILLER LITE, COORS 30 Pack …$18.99
WARM