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Town supervisor urges inclusion of Bloomingdale residents as board tables feasibility committee
Summary
At the Nov. 25 Saranac Lake Board of Education meeting, Town Supervisor Davina Thurston asked the board to include Bloomingdale residents who care about the school on a feasibility committee; the board tabled the committee discussion 4–0 to allow additional input and to firm up committee membership.
Davina Thurston, town supervisor for Saint Armand, urged the Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education to include people from Bloomingdale who "care about Bloomingdale School" when the district forms a feasibility committee to study school reorganization.
Thurston told the board she reviewed the district’s recent meeting recording and submitted public‑records requests to reconcile differing enrollment figures. She urged the board to improve meeting audio and video so remote viewers can follow discussions and said she had prepared a spreadsheet of enrollment data she asked administrators to explain by email.
The board discussed committee composition, with trustees stressing the need for representative membership that includes those with and without children in district schools. Board members agreed they do not intend to exclude residents with children but want broader representation across age groups and interests.
Trustees moved to table the committee‑formation discussion so key participants can be included and to develop a clearer public questionnaire. Chair (speaker S1) called for the vote; the board voted to table the matter 4–0. The board said it will prepare the committee document and firm up membership before resuming the discussion and will hold additional public hearings to collect input.
The tabling delays formal committee action but preserves an open process: trustees said the committee will distill enrollment numbers and other data while considering the human impacts of any reorganization. The board indicated it will seek more public input before making substantive decisions.
