NORWAY — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts will meet with the Board of Selectmen at their meeting Thursday to discuss the district’s method of drafting its budget. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. During the board’s Jan. 18 meeting, Selectman Thomas Curtis suggested the board invite Colpitts to […]
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RSU 9 to begin budget meetings, superintendent search
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors approved a budget calendar Thursday that sets them on track for the annual, districtwide budget meeting vote May 1, followed by a referendum May 15. Voters approved a 2017-18 budget in October after four attempts. The budget meetings will start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 6, all […]
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Jay begins municipal budget review
JAY — Selectpersons on Monday approved a preliminary proposed spending plan of $6.25 million for 2018-19. The amount includes changes proposed by the board and voted on during the budget workshop, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The proposal is an increase of $126,222 from this year’s budget. After factoring in $1.76 million in anticipated […]
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Congress strains to pass stopgap budget, avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he’s confident that his GOP-controlled chamber will pass a stopgap government-wide funding bill, even as growing opposition from Senate Democrats made prospects in that chamber increasingly dicey. President Donald Trump wasn’t helping matters, injecting confusion by tweeting Thursday that a children’s health care program should not […]
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Franklin County to hold hearing on UT budget proposal
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the county courthouse on a proposed $1.13 million budget for the unorganized territory in 2018-19. Commissioners are required to approve a budget annually by Dec. 31. It is sent to the state for review and approval. If accepted, […]
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RSU 9 budget passes on fourth try
Tory Ford of Wilton checks in with ballot clerk Hazel Flagg, right, on Tuesday in Wilton to vote on the Regional School Unit 9 budget. Ballot clerk Carolyn Smith looks on. FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 finally has a budget for 2017-18. Voters overwhelming approved a $33.63 million spending plan by an unofficial tally […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider fourth budget Tuesday
FARMINGTON — Voters in 10 towns have a chance to weigh in on a $33.63 million budget for Regional School Unit 9 on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in each town. It is the fourth yes-or-no validation referendum to be held this year. Others in June, August and September failed. Two of the spending plans represented $1 […]
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Senate GOP backs budget, clears way for tax overhaul
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, is questioned by reporters during votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans must now shift their focus to enacting President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax plan, a far heavier lift than the […]
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RSU 9 voters send $33.63 million budget to referendum
More than 500 voters in Regional School Unit 9 attended a budget meeting Wednesday night at which a $33.63 million spending plan was approved. The budget will go to a validation referendum Oct. 24 in each of the district’s 10 towns. FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters approved a $33.63 million budget Wednesday on […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider proposed $33.63 million budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 will hold a districtwide budget vote on a proposed $33.63 million budget at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the gymnasium at Mt. Blue Campus. The amount set there will go to voters in a yes-or-no validation referendum on Oct. 24 in Chesterville, Farmington, Industry, New Vineyard, New Sharon, […]