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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Actually “the issue” that my remarks addressed was a
question about Ted’s position on repeal and nothing more. So, yes it is
precisely the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We on MDI have nothing to apologize for regarding our efforts to
repeal and or affect the consolidation law. In the end, if 1932 survives
as is, it will help more people in more places than any other effort I am aware
of in this matter, including the noble but doomed repeal effort. This is not a
knock on the folks who have worked so hard and long on repeal. It is just my
(and only my) take on its prospects. I support repeal. I signed the petition and
every conversation I have with legislators includes my desire for repeal. But
for your information, 38 votes will not get repeal passed. Not even close.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Recognizing that repeal is unlikely we have tried to reach an
accommodation with the law that will allow any community, not just those on
MDI, to maintain autonomy. You say, “</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>One of the strengths of our
culture is that the citizens of Maine small towns take an
active role in the school and municipal entities of our communities”.
I agree. It is what we have fought so long and so hard for. The Damon
amendment in 1932 preserves that strength.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I hope I am dead wrong about repeal. I hope it finds life somewhere,
somehow. Unlike some, I don’t see support of LD 1932 and support of
repeal as mutually exclusive. Neither do I see the utility of ad hominem
attacks on the efforts of others who are trying to make the best of a bad
situation.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> skipgreenlaw
[mailto:skipg@hypernet.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Paul Murphy; 'Susan Whitby'; Dick Atlee; 'Local Maine Schools List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Local-Maine-Schools] (Skip Greenlaw) YEAS/NAYS/UNDECIDEDon
repeal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Good
afternoon Paul and others,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Your
explanation of Rep. Kaufmann's position on the state's financial dilemma vis a
vis education and consolidation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>is
not the issue. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
overriding issue is who is going to provide vision and political leadership for
the future of the State of Maine.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
second issue is why are our legislators not representing the views of their
constituents.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It
is easy for you to say "that consolidation in many areas is
wise". Afterall, consolidation will not affect the Mount
Desert Island schools in any way. You will not have to make any
changes to your school structure. Consolidation will not save you any
money nor will it cost you any money. When you thought that your school
structure was threatened, you negotiated some changes to the legislation which
you thought were to your advantage. When that did not work, you hired a lawyer
to draft an amendment to the law to maintain the status quo. It remains
to be seen whether the amendment will ameriolate the potential dislocation and
increased costs of other schools or if Maine people are willing to accept these
changes. Neither you nor I can make any determination about what is
good for any school unit except our own. One of the strengths of our
culture is that the citizens of Maine small towns take an
active role in the school and municipal entities of our communities.
That concept is clearly being threatened by school consolida-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>tion
all over Maine, but not on Mount Desert Island. It is an admirable
quality to fight for what you believe in, but not at everyone else's expense.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
your information, members of our coalition have identified 38 members of the
House who have committed themselves to vote for repeal this session. There
are 17 other members, whom we believe will vote for consolida-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>tion,
but with whom we have not yet had a personal contact. There are
19 House members who have said that they will not vote for repeal. Those
numbers only reflect 1/2 of the House membership; so obviously we have a ways
to go. Many legislators have told me that were it not for the pressure
which the petition created on the legislture they might have done nothing,
which means that LD 1932 might not have been enacted. The 500+ citizens who
collected signatures thank you for calling the repeal effort "a futile
battle". We are trying to do what our elected representatives</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>should
have done if they had represented us faithfully.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>While
I am talking about representation, let share with you a conversation I had
earlier today with Rep. Jim Schatz about an amendment he offered last
Thursday to the budget bill. The amendment would have shifted $6
million of the subsidy reduction from minimum receivers, who took a huge
reduction in special ed fundin, to other communities, who despite reductions in
subsidy, will be receiving more in subsidy in 08-09 than they did in
07-08. The amendment lost by 7 votes 66 in favor, 73 opposed.
Jim told me that democratic leadership sent a note to all Democrats asking them
to vote against all amendments except two sponsored by Appropriation Committee
members. How did our Hancock County representatives vote?
Reps. Schatz of Blue Hill, Rosen of Bucksport, Crosthwaite of Ellsworth, and
Eaton of Sullivan all voted in favor. Reps. Pingree (House Majority
Leader) and Koffmann voted against the amendment. The effective message
which democratic leadership sent to democrats in the House was when it comes to
the budget bill all non-Appropriations Committee legislators loose their
right to vote. We thank Reps Schatz and Eaton (as well as
Republican Reps. Rosen and Crosthwaite) for representating their
constituents and not democratic leadership These are the amounts of
subsidy reductions for 08-09 for the towns which Rep Koffman represents.
Bar Harbor receives $181,142 less than last year, Southwest Harbor- $109,315
less, and Mount Desert $69,600 less, but Cranberry Isles receives $45,240
more. The subsidy reductions in Rep. Pingree's
district are as follows. </span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Deer Isle-Stonington will receive $308,580
less, Tremont $65,012 less, Swan's Island $20,279 less, North Haven $40,526
less, and Vinalhaven $13,618 less. Brooklin will receive $25,048 more
than last year and Isle au Haut will receive $14,612 more than last year.
Whose interests are Reps. Pingree and Koffmann representing? Answer-- not
their constituents!!!!!!!!! P.S. I have repeatedly
asked Rep. Pingree</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> for a written explanation from the Department of
Education about the methodology the department used to calculate these
reductions. No written ex-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>planantion
yet. How can any legislator vote for the reductions if they have no
knowledge about whether all communities were treated fairly?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
2004 referendum vote to pay 55% of the aggregrate cost of education was a
tragic mistake by Maine voters.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>While
Gov. Baldacci spoke against the referendum, he subsequently has not taken a
leadership role to tell Maine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>people
that we could not afford 55%. Maine people expect and respect honesty
from its public officials. If the gov-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>norer had
chosen the high road and asked us to find ways to cut back on
educational expenditures, I suspect that many of us would have rolled up our
collective sleeves and gone to work. Instead he chose the low road and
forced the legislature to vote for an ill-conceived school consoldiation law
which was going to save millions. Nine months later we have learned that
there are no cost savings and the potential for large tax increases for local
property tax</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>payers.
The governor did not even have the decency to involve the education leaders
before he made the proposal and look at the mess we find ourselves in now.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
hope that before the election in November we ask all our candidates the obvious
question. If fact, it is so obvious</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>that
no one thinks to ask it. Will you promise to listen to your constituents'
concerns and vote for the best interests</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>of
the constituents who elect you?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Skip</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:paul@exploreacadia.com"
title="paul@exploreacadia.com">Paul Murphy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:skwhitbymdi@yahoo.com" title="skwhitbymdi@yahoo.com">'Susan
Whitby'</a> ; <a href="mailto:atlee@umd.edu" title="atlee@umd.edu">atlee@umd.edu</a>
; <a href="mailto:local-maine-schools@mainetalk.org"
title="local-maine-schools@mainetalk.org">'Local Maine Schools List'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Sunday, March 30,
2008 11:37 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re:
[Local-Maine-Schools] (Skip Greenlaw) YEAS/NAYS/UNDECIDEDon repeal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I know that Ted has wrestled with the role that education will
play in addressing the unsustainable condition of the State’s finances
and I think it is safe to say that he feels there is a role for education to
play. He may even feel that consolidation in many areas is wise (by the way I
wouldn’t argue with that position). There are a number of reasons that
very few legislators don’t support repeal (I do). As one who has spent
considerable time at the legislature over the last year working both against
the consolidation law and to make changes to the law that would make it more
palatable, my perception is that most feel: 1.) that something must be done and
soon (I’m not arguing in favor of that perception, just that it permeates
the legislature, even among those who do not love this law); and 2.) that there
is no hope whatsoever of repeal. (I would argue in favor of this position). The
repeal effort is and has been a noble endeavor but for any who have spent any
time talking to legislators about this, it is abundantly clear that repeal will
not come from them. It is a futile battle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>To Ted’s credit, while he may not have been as vocal a
champion of the changes in LD 1932 that are so vital to the prospects of
MDI’s, Trenton’s and Lamoine’s (as well as many other areas
around the state) educational survival, as Hannah and Dennis, he has worked
behind the scenes to try to build consensus among legislators , particularly
those on the other side of the aisle from him and he has voted in every
circumstance for the changes that are so vital to his constituency. In
the many conversations I’ve had with Ted about the consolidation matter I
have found him entirely sympathetic to the matters of local control and the
survival of the union form of governance, especially here on MDI, since there
is such a high degree of cooperation within the Union.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It may be that his position has evolved since your conversation
with him but, again, I see that as to his credit rather than his detriment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
local-maine-schools-bounces@mainetalk.org
[mailto:local-maine-schools-bounces@mainetalk.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan
Whitby<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 30, 2008 10:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> atlee@umd.edu; Local Maine Schools List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Local-Maine-Schools] (Skip Greenlaw) YEAS/NAYS/UNDECIDED
on repeal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I called Ted back in early November to ask him why he didn't
support the repeal of the school consolidation law. He felt that it
was an unpleasant, but necessary step so the State could reduce the amount it
spends on schools, since this is an ever-increasing percentage of the yearly
budget, despite dwindling enrollments. He talked about huge school
organizational changes that have happened historically Maine, and how they are
always painful and unpopular. <br>
<br>
I tried to present him with some of the extremely negative impacts that the law
was going to have on some schools. He seemed not to have a great deal of
sympathy for MDI's plight, and felt that local school decision-making powers
were not in the best interest of the communities as a whole, but was
concerned about schools like Trenton and Lamoine, due to the fact that raising
teacher salaries there were going to have a devastating effect on the school
budgets there. He did suggest that perhaps school mergers were an
unpleasant, but cost-effective solution to some of these situations down the
road.<br>
<br>
<b><i>Dick Atlee <atlee@umd.edu></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>This is Skip Greenlaw's census
of House sentiment on repeal (I've <br>
reformatted it into a single column for email). I'm personally curious <br>
as to why people like Ted Koffman are against it. Does anyone have any <br>
thoughts on this they could share with the list?<br>
<br>
Admittedly, a huge amount of work has gone into this on the part of <br>
RPC's, but even if the law were repealed, if an RPC felt the results of <br>
their work was better than what they had before, they could continue on <br>
track -- as I recall, whatever help the DoE was going to provide for <br>
this process has been pretty well expended by now, anyway. For existing <br>
SAD's, repeal wouldn't seem to make any difference one way or the other. <br>
But it makes a huge difference for the communities who are suffering <br>
under the potential effects of the law, in many cases even with the new <br>
mods that will probably survive a veto.<br>
<br>
So what I'm wondering is whether anyone can provide a non-DoE rationale <br>
for why the law shouldn't simply be repealed. Is there any reason that <br>
we all shouldn't be lobbying our reps to make a repeal bill veto-proof?<br>
<br>
Dick<br>
<br>
-------- Original Message --------<br>
Subject: YEAS/NAYS/UNDECIDED<br>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:37:12 -0400<br>
From: skipgreenlaw <br>
To: skipgreenlaw <br>
<br>
Good morning everyone,<br>
<br>
Here is a list of the legislators who have indicated how they will vote<br>
on repeal of the school consolidation law. YEA means they will vote to<br>
repeal; NAY means that they will _not_ vote to repeal; UNDECIDED means<br>
just that or in some cases may mean they don't want to tell us. This<br>
list is comprised of members of the House of Representatives.<br>
After their name R= Republican, D=Democrat, U= unenrolled<br>
<br>
<br>
YEAS (26)<br>
<br>
Peter Edgecomb, R-Caribou<br>
Jacqueline Lundeen, D-Mars Hill<br>
Richard Cleary, D-Houlton<br>
Henry Joy, R-Crystal<br>
Hebert Clark, D-Millinocket<br>
Jeffrey Gifford, R-Lincoln<br>
Benjamin Pratt, D-Eddington<br>
Christian Greeley, R-Levant<br>
Peter Johnson, R-Greenville<br>
Howard McFadden, R-Dennysville<br>
Robert Eaton, D-Sullivan<br>
James Schatz, D-Blue Hill<br>
Robert Crosthwaite, R-Ellsworth<br>
Lance Weddell, D-Frankfort<br>
Michael Thibodeau, R-Winterport<br>
Wendy Pieh, D-Bremen<br>
Kenneth Fletcher, R-Winslow<br>
W. Bruce MacDonald, D-Boothbay<br>
Philip Curtis, R-Madison<br>
Tom Savielo, U-Wilton<br>
John Patrick, D-Rumford<br>
Roberta Muse, R-Fryeburg<br>
Gary Moore, R-Standish<br>
Susan Austin, R-Gray<br>
Sarah Lewin, R-Eliot<br>
Windol Weaver, R-York<br>
<br>
NAYS (18)<br>
<br>
Troy Dale Jackson, D-Allagash<br>
Jeremy Fischer, D- Presque Isle<br>
Sean Faircloth, D-Bangor<br>
Emily Cain, D-Orono<br>
Joshua Tardy, R-Newport<br>
Thedore Koffman, D-Bar Harbor<br>
Jayne Crosby Giles, R-Belfast<br>
Christopher Rector, R-Thomaston<br>
Elizabeth Miller, D-Somerville<br>
Charles Priest, D-Brunswick<br>
Elaine Maksa, D-Lewiston<br>
Janet Mills, D-Farmington<br>
Sawin Millett, R-Waterford<br>
David Webster, D-Freeport<br>
Mark Bryant, D-Windam<br>
John Brautigam, D-Falmouth<br>
Boyd Marley, D-Portland<br>
Anne Haskell, D-Portland<br>
<br>
UNDECIDED (13)<br>
<br>
Charles Fisher, D-Brewer<br>
Hannah Pingree, D-North Haven<br>
Kimberly Silsby, D-Augusta<br>
Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick<br>
Marilyn Canavan, D-Waterville<br>
Gary Knight, R-Livermore Falls<br>
Raymond Pineau, D-Jay<br>
James Hamper, R-Oxford<br>
Cynthia Dill, D-Cape Elizabeth<br>
David Farrington, D-Gorham<br>
John Tuttle, D-Sanford<br>
Dawn Hill, D-York<br>
Alan Casavant, D-Biddeford<br>
<br>
I'll add another list for senators another time.<br>
<br>
We all need to continue to call our legislators to ask them to vote to<br>
repeal the school consolidation. Please share those conservations with<br>
me so I can keep a tally. Let me know if you think it would be<br>
helpful for any of us to talk with your legislator. Also, with regard<br>
to the names listed above, it would be a kind gesture on your part to<br>
call and thank any of the legislators who are voting YEA. Call the<br>
legislators who are voting NAY and see if you can get them to change<br>
their minds. In the case of the undecideds, perhaps you can provide<br>
them some information which will help them decide to vote.<br>
<br>
More later.<br>
<br>
Thanks, Skip<br>
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