It's a level of commitment municipalities feel isn't strong enough when it's in statute.

I'm finding that a lot of the smaller towns are really struggling to stay within their limits.

I read something a while ago that back in 1920s there were 5,000 schools buildings in Maine, and now we have 700. This is not a problem just surfacing now. It's something towns have had to deal with for many years.

We didn't come away with a clear commitment.

We believe there is a strong commitment at the highest levels of government, now we need to make it happen.

The results of the financial review and restatement process demonstrate our commitment to the integrity of our financial statements and to a new level of transparency,