The Law of Unexpected Consequences »

In a quest to rally an army of support, the leaders of the school administration and school committee have been going to every school function.. curriculum nights and PTO meetings to expain the dire need for updates to the high school.
And they’ve done a good job.
The catwalk needs repairs, the windows leak, the gym and [...]

Town Meeting Warrant available »

The Town Clerk has posted the Nov 3 Town Meeting Warrant on the town website.
I notice a couple returns from the spring town meeting, a request to add or increase the fee to tax demands (probably ok, but I hate to add new fees and taxes), the school feasibility study item is there…
But what is [...]

Town Hall Workshop.. again »

I watched most of the workshop, and it seemed another rehash of previous discussions, without any real resolution. Two of the members, Cox and O’Loughlin could not attend.
What I did like was the discussion on how the Junior High School project was handled. It seemed that it was a long term project.. spread over 4 [...]

Somebody Moving? »

Looks like a couple elected political seats may open in the future.
Can you guess who’s house has a for sale sign in front of it?
Now the fact is, houses are on sale these days for years. There are very few sales going through, but if they do move out of town, positions will open up [...]

Abridged School Committee Meeting »

Less than 20 minutes.. that’s the kind of meeting I like. As long as things are getting done.
The Dracut School Committee met last night for their first meeting after the start of the school year. See the Lowell Sun article on this meeting here.
The only topic of interest was Superintendent Mullin’s request to limit new [...]

Feasibility Study meeting Next week »

The ad-hoc committee that was formed to discuss a feasibility study regarding the renovation or replacement of Dracut High School will be meeting next week.
The Lowell Sun article regarding this topic mentions that Superintendent Spenser Mullin met with the School Business Authority recently:
School Superintendent W. Spencer Mullin said the meeting will be informational in nature. [...]

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