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[email protected] VOL. CXLIV, NO. 11 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE TELEPHONE: 603-788-4939 TWENTY EIGHT PAGES 75¢ $200,000 cut from Stark School budget SAU, school board plan next move By Jonathan Benton people that showed an interest
[email protected] were at the meeting, it was a well organized group of people in a mi- STARK — In the aftermath of a nority and it surprised everybody $222,000 school budget cut last in the room.” Tuesday approved by only a hand- According to Shallow at this ful of residents the people of Stark time option one seems the least now face some tough choices. viable. “As a result of the budget “I’d like to say this is Democ- that was passed the total dollar racy in action and what you do figure is not enough to tuition the when this happens is take what students to at least Groveton un- you have and move on,” said der the current rate formula,” he Georgina Caron who proposed to said. “I’ve gone through the budg- amend the school budget, “and I et to tuition and to close the ex- think we can still give kids good isting building paying for nothing education.” but insurance and we’re still about PHOTO BY EDITH TUCKER Three options now lie before $50,000 short.” Northern Pass attorney Donald Pfundstein of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, formerly legal counsel to the state Senate, spoke at a microphone in the people of Stark to be present- The second option keeps the Representatives Hall in opposition to HB 648 on Wednesday while surrounded by orange-vest-wearing proponents.