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Education is essential.

I attended the Budget Meeting last night, as it was the only night the public could voice their opinions and support. While the turnout was large, there were only a handful of parents that showed up to support the school budget.

The proposed school budget is to keep our school system “as is”.

I don’t think that message was explained clearly enough last night, and I wanted to take moment to address it. My family moved to this town for the school system, and lovely neighborhood. If you have children, or are planning to have children, the first thing you look at when buying a home is the school system. It’s probably one of the reasons you and your family moved to town.

The proposed school budget is to keep our school system “as is”.

Last night I heard many community members remark- don’t cut fire and police because they are essential. When did we, as a community, decide that the education of our children is not essential?

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