Henry Raymond
Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Henry on November 03, 2004, 07:50:39 AM
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Hi All,
From WCAX:
WILLISTON, Vt. Preliminary results show voters in 23 towns have rejected a new regional technical academy.
Roughly 70-thousand voters cast ballots yesterday. And the heavy turnout took a toll on counters.
Officials worked into the morning counting ballots.
They had trouble with counting machines, and some ballots had to be tallied by hand.
The project -- the most expensive Vermont school construction project ever -- would have merged the Essex and Burlington technical centers into a full-time, two-year academy.
Some voters said the school is needed to provide an alternative to students who wanted technical training.
Other said they were influenced by a large group of teachers who opposed the project.