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Our View: Carlton, Wrenshall can't rest on survey

By this time next week, residents in the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts should have a pretty good idea on where their neighbors stand on the issue of consolidating the districts. The schools boards for each will meet jointly in a special 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at South Terrace to discuss the most recent survey of stakeholders.

Early indications are that there was a high return on the surveys. The group that is working with the districts says any return rate above 18 percent is good. Let’s hope we have a far higher response.

This is too important an issue to leave anyone in doubt about...