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In an April 27 Sun Journal article pertaining to further cuts to the school budget, Lewiston School Committee member Ron Potvin is quoted as saying “We are the third-largest municipality in the state.”
He should Google both Lewiston, Maine, and Bangor Maine. I did, and found that Lewiston has a population of 35,944. Then I opened the Bangor site, which showed that Bangor has a population of 31,997. Clearly, Lewiston is the second-largest city in Maine.
Richard Grandmaison, Lewiston
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LEWISTON School Committee members were disappointed and frustrated Monday night upon learning that the City Council might ask for further cuts in school spending.
The committee’s proposed budget includes a 78-cent increase on the tax rate. Another 23 cents for Adult Education would bring the total increase to $1 for the 2021-22 school year.
But the council might ask for a school budget increase of 60 cents per $1,000 of property valuation, committee member Alicia Rea said. Rea is the council’s representative to the School Committee.
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She said she told the council that the district’s financial manager has determined that such a reduction would affect jobs.
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LEWISTON The School Committee has directed the superintendent to appoint a task force on reopening schools.
In a 6-3 vote Monday night, the committee approved a motion by Chairwoman Megan Parks to create a task force with “equitable representation,” including teachers, parents, students and “other interested community members.”
She added, “I would request an effort is made to solicit at least one parent representative from each school and to connect to ethnic-based community organizations to ensure a diverse makeup on this task force.”
She said she had heard from community members, parents and educators who feel they do not have a voice in deciding when and how to reopen schools.
Lewiston board approves task force on reopening schools sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.