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The
Monument on vacation
Our annual vacation is upon us, and
The Monument staff will be off the week of July 4-8.
The office will be closed, and there will be NO MONUMENT
THURSDAY, JULY 7.
The
office will be open limited hours the week of July
11-15. Hours will be 8:30- 12:30 M-F. There will be
a paper that week.
We will be back up to regular schedule after that.
Now let's go have some summer fun!
New
Council tackles Pennell
Gray--Last Thursday, Gray, SAD 15, and Gray Public
Library Association (GPLA) officials met to discuss
transferring the Pennell Institute Trust to the GPLA,
and things did not go well ... more
Council
drops workshop
Gray--The new Town Council and the Town Manager met
Monday night in workshop session to take care of housekeeping
items that turned out to be not so mundane. ...
more
Anatomy
of a rumpus: Pennell misunderstandings grow to flashpoint
Gray-Last
Thursday, when the group got settled around the table
and the Pennell meeting began, it didn't take long
for tempers to rise as disparate expectations crumbled
in the face of the collective reality. Angry words
were said, members stomped out of the meeting, and
soon after, the e-mails started flying. ... more
Anatomy
of a rumpus part 2: the e-mails
This is not a complete list of e-mails that were sent.
They are reproduced verbatim. The Monument does not
have some replies, and others were not replied to.
It should be noted that at no time did the Council
suggest having an executive session, as stated by
Mr. Clark. ... more
Is Pennell part of
the trust, or not?
Council Chair wants to settle it once and for all
Gray--At
Thursday's Pennell meeting, when Gary Foster said
that he would like to explore settling the question
of who owns Pennell, Vice-Chair Andy Upham asked Town
Attorney Bill Dale to provide information on two points:
the probability of success if the Council asks a judge
to settle this, and the estimated cost.... more
What is the Gray Public Library Association's charge?
Mixed messages from its director: ... more
"This will never happen again"
Vice-Chair Upham makes a statement
At the Monday's workshop, the Council learned of the
origin of the Thursday Pennell meeting ... more
