Their children deserve the best. New Board Members believe that space is being wasted at the Middle School and at the High School. The Superintendent and the School Board Members on his side are not being honest. The taxpayers are unfairly being asked to pay for expensive solutions to a problem that could be fixed by better management. Many senior citizens are concerned that their taxes will go up if the Town issues bonds to build or renovate existing buildings.
Many senior citizens are on fixed incomes.
The tax increase may make it too expensive for them to live in Town. They will be forced to move away. It got crushed. There were approximately 900 votes in favor to 3,000 votes against. In 1996, the Superintendent and the Board tried to get a bond passed to renovate the elementary schools and convert them to grade level schools.