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Brothers Memphis, 3, and Marek Sadlon, 6, attended the meeting with their mother, Megan, to show support for a proposed renovation of West Elementary.
A heated county meeting loaded with finger pointing ended abruptly with a visit from McMinnville Fire Department responding to a possible fire within the building.The county Education Committee met Monday to discuss the school system’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as receive an update on school projects. The meeting gained tension when a crowd of approximately 80 parents and students gathered from both Bobby Ray Elementary and West Elementary to show support for the county funding proposed renovations at their schools. Also under consideration are renovations at Eastside and Warren County Middle School.Commissioner Diane Starkey started the meeting by informing the crowd committee members were unaware of the School Board’s recent decision to go out for bids on the four projects estimated to cost a combined $12 million and send that measure to them for consideration during the meeting.