School votes disputed (KJ, 1/30)
Voters across much of the state visited the polls Tuesday and approved seven school-district consolidation proposals, shooting down 11 others.
That’s the tally according to the Maine Department of Education.
By the Maine School Management Association’s count, however, voters agreed to four school-district consolidation plans on Tuesday, while 14 plans failed.
“Our intention is for people to understand the facts of the current situation, so there’s no confusion about what voters in each school unit have decided to do,” said Victoria Wallack, communications director for the Maine School Management Association.
Anyway you count it, however it’s spun, Tuesday was a near-disaster for the dirigists. They lost. Big. They need to come up with “Plan B”. Fast.