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Monday, October 6, 2008

Pothole funds grant

There seems to have been some confusion over the so called pothole grant funds which were recently awarded by the state. Phil Lenz has the definitive answers to most questions here on his blog. I have stated that the money is for the schools and by that...

... I mean it is intended for the schools. Phil says,
Doesn't the money need to go towards education?
Technically, no, it can be used for anything however the spirit of the grant is to be used for education or educationally related purposes.
Bold emphasis mine. That is a correct intrepretation of the grant and it's use.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    Since it is now clear the money will be given to the Town and not the schools to be spent on educational purposes, thank you Phil by the way, will the Select Board work with the school administration cooperatively to see the money is put to the most effective educational purpose?
    Greg Jones

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  2. AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM

    Once again, the SB and SC meetings coincide according to this week's meeting schedule. Is this an error, or are the SC meetings back to being held on Monday nights? What a shame the SC sees fit to do so, if it is not an error. It sounded like different days were workable, although it did seem Mr. McDonald was reluctant to continue on different days.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 2:21 PM

    Anon 2:05 - the meetings for the next couple months switch for the SC between Mon and Tuesdays. The schedule is on Phil Lenz's site. SC discussed this last meeting - there are scheduling conflicts that preclude some SC members from meeting on Tuesdays consistently so this compromise schedule has been established for the next couple of months.
    Like everything else its about compromises and so far the SC has shown some flexibility on scheduling their meetings so people can attend some of both groups.

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  4. philOctober 6, 2008 at 2:23 PM

    The meetings are back to mondays for October due to problems scheduling with several SC members. The meeting dates are on the website www.voteforlenz.com thru the beginning of January 2009

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  5. AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    Thank you, Anonymous and Phil, for the information. It's important that those who want to attend both meetings be able to do so, so it is appreciated when they are able to.

    Anonymous 2:05

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  6. AnonymousOctober 7, 2008 at 11:26 AM

    I think it would be a real shame if the pothole money earmarked for educational purposes gets hijacked for anything else.

    That would also change attitudes about anyone fighting for us getting pothole money for anything in the future.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 14, 2008 at 7:16 AM

    Bill, Has this money been sent Dartmouth's way yet? Any further discussion about how to allocate it assuming it does not get swallowed up by the State's issues?
    Greg Jones

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One can disagree without being disagreeable :)