KENNEBUNK — More than 300 residents filled the auditorium at Kennebunk High School to standing room only Monday to share their thoughts on the proposed $74.8 million renovations to KHS, Mildred L. Day School and Kennebunkport Consolidated School.
During the two-and-a-half hour public hearing before the RSU 21 Board of Directors, residents spoke passionately about the need to renovate the buildings to meet the needs and growth of students and faculty, and most im
"I
was on the verge of being ashamed," Kennebunk resident Zeb Andrews said
of a tour of Kennebunk High School. "If anybody from outside of our
community came into this school and got the tour that I got, I would
certainly be embarrassed. Ask for a tour. It's eye-opening."
A number of residents also passionately argued for and against the RSU 21 Board of Directors' potential plans to put the renovation projects before voters on a January ballot. While the board has not made a final decision on when the projects will go to vote, some on Monday said taking the projects to a January vote "is disingenuous to voters," while others said it's time to move forward.
"This is Maine. Even the people who want to come out and vote in January may have a hard time getting to the polls. We have blizzards, we have ice storms, we lose electricity, all kinds of issues that happen in January," said April Dufoe, town clerk in Kennebunkport, adding that many of the town's registered voters go away for the winter and may not be aware of a January election.
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