versed their votes to remove the phrase “and the community” from the mission statement of the John Fuller School ad hoc committee, a move that previously passed by a 4-3 margin in September.
At the board’s Oct. 28 meeting, Matt Stearns and Michaela Clement said they now want to include community interests alongside the school district’s in deciding the best use of the North Conway-based John Fuller School property.
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