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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife
Just wondering how a school district's final budget is decided?
Do the voters in Sandwich have the last say?
Can the voters in M'boro amend the motions made by Sandwich?
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Yes, the voters in Sandwich did have the last say and apparently hijacked the meeting according to many Meredith residents. The Sandwich people were mad at the Inter-Lakes board for planning to move the 6 students remaining in the 6th grade in Sandwich to Meredith and eliminating a teacher. The large contingent of Sandwich voters proceeded to add hundres of thousands of dollars back into the budget plus the teacher. In yesterdays Meredith News there is a fascinating letter to the editor submitted by a Mark Billings who makes some very interesting points. What really annoys the Meredith folks is that Meredith pays, according to Mr. Billings, 72.57% of the Inter-Lakes school budget, whereas Sandwich pays 13.56% and Center Harbor 13.87%.
The heading for Mr. Billings letter reads "Voter Apathy Will Bankrupt Us". It is this attitude that Moultonborough voters must avoid. As mentioned before, the Moultonborough budget committee has voted 4-1 AGAINST the new union agreement AND the proposed budget. The one dissenting vote was from the member of the budget committee who is also a school board member.