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signatures from the people of Wakefield District,” enough to show support from the people for Guy Foster, she countered.
"We do live in a democracy," Johnson acknowledged but maintained that the trustees have been given the responsibility of appointing school board members as a means to “leave politics out of this matter.”
His remarks about omitting politics sparked derisive laughter from the audience.
Nelson Atkins interjected that the trustees aren’t holding an election for school board. "Those petitions may be right or they may not be,” he declared, noting that Eastham is also a taxpayer.
Themselves Petitioners
In response to the apparent challenge to the petitions for Foster. Krebser pointed out that Atkins and others had been all in favor of petitions when signatures were the deciding factor in a vote by the supervisors against proposed gun ordinances several months ago. "You all went out and collected signatures then,” Krebser stated to a round of supportive applause from the audience.
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