Communication gap at heart of stalled talks

A summer’s worth of cooling off between sides in the proposed consolidation between the Carlton and Wrenshall school districts is coming to a close without any sense of how the districts expect to proceed.

Both sides say they’re waiting to hear from the other.

Neither side appears prepared to nudge talks forward.

A clearer picture of the division began to appear following recent Pine Knot interviews, data requests and school board meetings.

In short, Carlton wants consolidation to run through superintendents and Wrenshall does not, preferring its elected board members to marshal the process.

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