Wales voted NO!
I’m attending the Wales annual town meeting. The voters of Wales just voted on article 12. Article 12 is the question on the warrant whether the voters of Wales are in favor of regionalizing their elementary school with the one of the town of Holland. The vote count is:54 votes in favor, 101 against the regionalization of the elementary school. More when I'm back home!
Peter Frei
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Posted on 19 May 2010, 22:32 by LmfaoShined the light
OH OH Mr Wettlaufer.....Wales voters caught wind of how corrupt Holland officials are .....And want nothing to do with you or your plans
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Posted on 30 May 2010, 8:26 by Stacked Deck
Politicians use back door.
The following article appeared in the Worcester telegram. How can they even consider a "special meeting" in Wales to bring this up again.
Wettlaufers Development needs this to allow his friends to increase density and circumvent zoning. Why would Wales reconsider this unless they planned on stacking something?
The government is supposed to derive its power from the governed according to our Constitution. But like all things that Wettlaufer gets involved in .......SO HOLLAND VOTERS SHOULD VOTE NO ON SCHOOL REGIONALIZATION... No need to bus our kids so Wettlaufer can turn Holland into another Southbridge like build out.
The Article is below with comments..
Regional elementary school district may not be dead
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WALES — A proposal for a regional elementary school district for Wales and Holland, rejected last week by voters at the annual town meeting, may not be dead.
According to Tantasqua Union 61 Regional Business Manager Deborah Boyd, the proposal is not dead if Holland voters approve the referendum at the June 7 election. Ms. Boyd said the matter can be reconsidered at a future special town meeting, possibly in the fall.
During last week’s town meeting in Wales, Tantasqua Superintendent Daniel Durgin spoke about the benefits of merging the two elementary schools. But voters shot the proposal down by a vote of 89-67. School committee members started meeting five years ago to discuss building one new “green” elementary school as a cost-saving venture for the two towns. However, when available state building funds decreased, officials explored other avenues as interim measures until funding becomes available. Mr. Durgin said the article would “create new opportunities for the kids.” In an open classroom format, students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 2 would go to school in Wales Elementary School and pupils in Grades 3-6 would go to Holland Elementary School.
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My understanding was that the vote was more like 101 to 54 against regionalization. My two children went through Wales Elementary and had a wonderful educational and social experience as did we as parents. The town of Wales is the smallest in an already regionalized high school and being their own entity in the elementary years was a plus for the kids not a minus. Both my kids went on to graduate from college and one from graduate school and one is now in law school. We in Wales are very proud of our school and find the benefits outweigh the negatives. Why would our town want to regionalize when we have been successful educating our kids in a small, safe, and friendly environment? We already bus our students the longest distance in the high school district. Let's keep our kids at home and continue to be proud of our school and the education our students receive.
Posted by Parent of Alumni
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