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<DIV>As far as I can tell, this is the state's "Golden Child," for their plans. The powers that be have gone to great lenghths to ensure this plan goes through. Namely the old carrott and stick routine. People a dupped into believing a no vote means, No school. ($60 million dollars)</DIV>
<DIV>The loss of local control piece has caused for great concern. The new RPC Rep. Board would be as follows;</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Bold; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. The method of voting of the governing body.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The regional school unit board shall be composed of 13 members. Each<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Municipality in the RSU shall elect the following number of its residents to serve on the<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Board and their votes shall be weighted as follows:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">Federal estimated <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Board <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>Votes Per<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">Municipality <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>2006 census <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Member(s) <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Director<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cushing <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>1,272 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>1 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>67<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Owls Head <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>1,654 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>1 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>88<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Rockland</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>7,578 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>5 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3">
</SPAN>80<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">South. Thomaston 1,518 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>1 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>81<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">St. George<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2,696 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>2 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>72<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thomaston <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>4,130 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>3 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>73<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">TOTAL<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>18,848 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>13 <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 3"> </SPAN>999<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">(Thomaston counted the prisoners here)<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">The coast sharing formula will move to 75%Valuation 25% Population, Detrimental for the coastline-extended.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">The reps in St. George adamantly opposed this at the RPC, but were not hear. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The reason being, again, the “state promised money, so we must be going to get a new school,” at no cost will these folks stop.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sanctified Socialism, folks.<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">I’m cautiously optimistic, about voting this down and buying some time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Nobody minds paying for education but fairness is needed.<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">A NO vote on this would certainly send a strong message to the Governor that the people should and will decide on consolidation.<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">Josiah R. Wilson<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TimesNewRoman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman">MSAD 50 Board<o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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