Madbury Seat Could Be Filled Soon

The vacant position on the Oyster River School Board may soon be filled.

The board is scheduled to meet with a least one Madbury resident tonight, maybe two, who have shown interest in the position.

Superintendent Howard Colter said Madbury residents Jim Kach and Carla Bonney have both submitted letters of interest to the school district about the position.

Colter said the school board is hoping to interview both Kach and Bonney this evening during a special meeting at the SAU office at 6:30 p.m. As of Tuesday afternoon, Kach was confirmed for the interview, but officials were still trying to reach Bonney.

"We certainly hope to do both interviews and to be able to name a replacement," he said.

The Madbury position on the board has been vacant since former Board Chair Mark Townsend resigned June 7.

The board was hoping to fill the position by the end of June, but couldn't as half the summer went by without anyone from Madbury stepping up and showing interest.

The position would go until March 2011, at which point the replacement or another person could run for the remaining year of Townsend's term.