Article: MANHEIM TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD ANALYSIS; A vote in favor of controversial new high school; But foes of project say support for write-in candidates shows significant opposition.

It was heated and heavy right down to the last ballot in the Manheim Township School Board race.

Voters came out in droves over an emotional controversy involving a proposed $72 million high school.

Township residents ended up giving most of their support to incumbents who favored the proposed building plan.

The top five vote-getters in the race won seats on the board.

"If you really look at the raw numbers," said incumbent Tom O'Brien, who was the top vote-getter, "then we (the incumbents) all did substantially well."

"The opposition said this is a referendum on the building," O'Brien said. "To us, the voters have said keep going forward with the building.

"But let me say it's always been ...

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