FRYEBURG, Maine — The leaders of the Eastern Slope Regional Airport Authority are seeking to change its bylaws in order to slim down the 24-member board of directors, which the they say is an unwieldy number.
The proposal would cut the board down to 11 people, and do away with the general membership category.
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