Newport, RI: 3/25/20 – Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Citizens Exploring School Unification (CESU) has elected to cease all in-person petition signing and will now do so electronically and in the mail.  

“We’ve been gratified by the outpouring of interest and support in our efforts to have the Middletown Town Council study the advantages and disadvantages of regionalization of our schools with Newport,” said Dick Adams, President of CESU. “To date, nearly 700 petitions (60% of the requirement) have been signed and are ready to be presented to the Middletown Town Clerk for certification.  Unfortunately, we now need to pursue an alternative means of having the required additional 478 voters sign the petition by May 1st. Therefore, we will be offering the petition electronically on our website - giving Middletown registered voters the ability to download, print, sign, and mail-in this petition. Time is of the essence.”

“Keep in mind the petition only asks that the pros and cons of school unification be studied. It does not approve regionalization,” emphasized Adams.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Download/print the petition from http://CESU.NEWS 

2. Once downloaded – the petition requires you to PRINT YOUR NAME, sign and date this form, including your local address as a Middletown Rhode Island registered voter.

3. After completing Step 2 - please have a WITNESS SIGN this petition where indicated on the form.

4. Mail the signed petition to 25 Olives Way Middletown, RI 02842 Attn: CESU Campaign Manager.

If you need additional assistance or have further questions call or contact CESU board members Ron at (401) 339-2839 or Greg at (540) 446-6045. Please follow us on Facebook to learn more https://www.facebook.com/cesunews/and sign up to receive our eNewsletter on our website.