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Unusual high number of ticks prompt school officials to spray Hall-Dale Elementary School grounds
Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the highest amount of ticks out of the Regional School Unit 2 schools, but the Hallowell school is the main priority because of summer building use.
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HALLOWELL Regional School Unit 2 has decided to spray the grounds at Hall-Dale Elementary to rid the fields of ticks after students have reported more-than-usual numbers after spending time outside.
Gordon Murray, RSU 2’s director of buildings and grounds, said at Thursday night’s Facilities, Nutrition and Transportation Committee meeting, students at Dresden Elementary School counted 80 ticks in one day after recesses. At Hall-Dale Elementary, he did a grounds test and found 45 ticks on the edge of the school grounds.
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Board member questions decision-making process at Hallowell-area school board meeting
Regional School Unit 2 school board member Dawn Gallagher voiced dissatisfaction with Superintendent Tonya Arnold s decision-making process to bring students back to school four days a week.
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HALLOWELL Tensions flared Thursday night as Regional School Unit 2 board members learned more about how the district made decisions to bring students back to school more days per week.
RSU 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold updated the board on efforts to bring students back to school, four days per week. She said most schools have as many students back as possible except for Hall-Dale Elementary School, due to spacing issues.
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Town officials rallying against proposed increase in Regional School Unit 2 budget
The budget for next year is $32.61 million, a 3.32% increase from last year s budget, and municipal officials are voicing opposition to the spending plan head of a district-wide vote.
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The Monmouth Select Board met Wednesday night and discussed the impact RSU 2’s $32.61 million budget would have on the town next year. Monmouth is seeing a 9.5% increase to the town allocation.
Via Zoom.
Monmouth Select Board Member Kris Sanborn said if the Regional School Unit 2 budget keeps increasing at the pace it does each year, residents will be priced out of the town.