March 28, 2024

Regional School Agreement May Be Dissolved

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Rehoboth voters will be deciding whether or not to dissolve the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Agreement at the Annual Town Meeting. Selectmen Chairman Skip Vadnais said the citizens’ petition calls for the dissolution of the Kindergarten through Grade 8 portion while keeping the high school as part of the district. “It’s going back to the way we were pre-1983,” Vadnais said, noting the two candidates (Anthony Arrigo, Ellen Corvi) who were supportive of the regional school committee “lost big time” in the recent town election. Aaron Morse and Richard Barrett, who were elected to the school committee, touted fiscal responsibility and were proponents of de-regionalizing, said Vadnais.

The meeting, which was supposed to have been held in May, was postponed by the Board of Selectmen when it became clear the state budget would not be determined before June 30. The new fiscal year began on July 1. Vadnais said the meeting date and location would be discussed by the board, the town moderator, the town clerk, and the Finance Committee chairman the first week in August.

Complicating matters is providing a space large enough to safely accommodate what Vadnais predicts could be as many as 1000 residents in attendance. The threat of COVID-19 will require social distancing. “We need a big room to put everybody in because there will be a lot of people on both sides of the argument,” Vadnais added.

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