In the event, the well-defended town did not face a second battle.
"Every town is facing that, and it's largely being driven by an increase in education costs."
The towns that benefit are not the only ones facing problems.
"It will also alleviate a lot of the pressure these towns are facing."
Over the years, the town faced its share of disasters.
The town faces potential state fines of more than $100,000 for the violations.
Years later in 1980 the town would face the difficulty of another devastating explosion.
The town had faced payment of more than $14 million in damages.
And that means this small town faces a big problem: uncertainty about the future.
When the two towns faced each other in the first division.it was no contest.