The Westport Island and Wiscasset withdrawal committee appointments are now complete.

The selectmen in each town appointed three members they were responsible for: a selectman, a member of the public and a signer of the petition to withdraw. The fourth member is a member of the district school board who represents the town.

The meeting to elect the chairman for Westport Island’s committee was July 17. They elected Selectmen Gerald Bodmer chairman. The Westport Island RSU 12 Withdrawal Committee's next meeting will be at the Westport Island Town Office on Monday, July 23, at 6 p.m.

The meeting to elect Wiscasset’s withdrawal committee chairman will be held Thursday, July 19, at 6 p.m. at Wiscasset High School.

Apparently there was a misconception as to who is supposed to make the appointment from the school board. It was previously believed that it was the school board's responsibility to make the appointment. However, according to board Chairwoman Holm, the commissioner of education instructed the members representing Wiscasset and Westport Island to make the selection as who would serve on the withdrawal committee among themselves.

The Wiscasset representatives appointed Mary Myers to serve as the school board representative on her town's Withdrawal Committee, with Selectman Jefferson Slack, petition-signer Timothy Merry and Jason Downing from the general public.

Westport Island school board member Richard DeVries was selected to serve on that town’s withdrawal committee, with Selectman Gerald Bodmer, petition-signer Mort Mendes and Dennis Dunbar as a member of the public.