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Loudon residents and selectmen scrutinize school board appointment process after single applicant fills seat
Summary
Select Board members and residents questioned the process used to appoint a Loudon resident to a Mount Vernon–area school board seat after only one applicant was presented; Select Board members discussed sending a formal notice and consulting town counsel.
Selectmen and residents raised concerns about the process used by the regional school board to fill a vacant seat after that board voted to appoint a single applicant, Amanda York, following an application period that produced one candidate. Selectman Griffin proposed preparing a letter to the school board pointing out procedural shortcomings and said the Select Board should consider notifying the Department of Education or Secretary of State and consult town counsel before sending any formal communication.
The matter drew public comment at the Select Board meeting. Sean Kitson, a resident, urged the…
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