Editorial, June 22, 2017

We knew that voter turnout would be low for the recent election to decide on a $50 million state bond and school budgets, along with a few local issues, but we were shocked at how low the turnout actually was. Fifteen towns drew fewer than 100 voters, including every single one of the 11 towns that are part of Regional School Unit 3. It's not surprising that the larger towns posted higher numbers of voters, with Belfast at the top with 544, followed by Winterport with 462 and Stockton Springs wi