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Residents urge school‑district accountability, report contractor flooding and ask for school‑tax relief in public comment
Summary
At the Sept. 9 New Castle County Council meeting, public commenters raised an audit of the Appoquinimink School District and demanded resignations of district leaders, reported a contractor mishap that flooded a residence, and asked for relief from school tax burdens for seniors.
During the public‑comment period at the Sept. 9 New Castle County Council meeting, speakers raised three separate community concerns: alleged failures flagged in an Appoquinimink School District audit, a neighborhood flooding incident tied to a county subcontractor, and a request for senior property‑tax relief.
A caller identified in the record as a resident said an auditor’s report found “Dr. Burrows and Mr. Forrester had failed for years” in…
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