FARMINGTON — With results from nine of 10 towns reported late Tuesday, the Regional School Unit 9 budget was failing by a vote of 1,426 to 1,532. New Vineyard had not reported results as of 10:30 p.m. The proposed budget of $33.89 million represents a $1.14 million increase over the current budget. The statewide $317,834 capital […]
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SAD 44 budget passes by 22 votes
BETHEL — Voters on Tuesday passed the School Administrative District 44 budget of $10.98 million, which is a 3.73 percent increase over last year’s budget. The budget passed by 22 votes. Student support and special education budgets received the largest increase, and teachers will receive a salary bump of 1.5 percent. Superintendent David Murphy’s salary will […]
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Jay voters approve revised town articles
JAY — Voters approved two revised town budget articles Tuesday night. Residents voted 338-274 to approve $459,265 for town government. They also voted 337-274 to approve $526,300 for the Sewer Department. Both articles failed by a wide margin at the town meeting April 25. The rest of the $6 million municipal budget for 2017-18 passed […]
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‘Ashamed’ to be part of government, LePage vows to veto budget over $7B
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he’ll veto any budget over $7 billion as lawmakers remain at odds over spending. LePage said on a radio show on Tuesday that he’s “ashamed” to be part of Maine government because of lawmakers’ laziness. Legislative leaders, meanwhile, are considering employing a rarely used tactic of appointing […]
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Democrats, hoping to avert shutdown, send Maine budget to special panel
AUGUSTA — Democrats in the Maine House of Representatives advanced their two-year budget proposal on Monday, but it was merely a procedural move that pushed the Legislature closer to a little-used process that will place the budget in the hands of a new panel. It likely means that a committee of three Republicans and three […]
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Voters to consider proposed $33.89 budget, bond proposal
FARMINGTON — Voters in the 10 towns of Regional School Unit 9 will consider a $33.89 million budget at the polls Tuesday, June 13. The vote will be a yes or no validation referendum. The proposal represents a 3.51 percent, or $1.14 million, increase over the 2016-17 budget. District officials do not know exactly what will […]
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Revised town articles go back to Jay voters
JAY — Voters will consider revised Town Government and Sewer Department budgets at the polls next week. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the Community Building. The two articles failed by a wide margin at the annual referendum April 25. The Sewer Department was reduced by $5,313 […]
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Franklin County to hold public hearing proposed $6.2 million budget
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County budget panel will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed $6.2 million budget for 2017-18. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on June 7 at the Franklin County Courthouse. In the commissioners’ proposed budget and Budget Advisory Committee’s preliminary budget, $2 million of the total budget is for […]
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Voters approve $33.89 million budget to go to referendum
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters approved a proposed $33.89 million budget for 2017-18 Wednesday to go to voters in a yes or no referendum format in the 10 district towns on June 13. The proposed spending plan represents a 3.51 percent, or $1.14 million increase over the current budget. Voters at Mt. Blue […]
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Maine Republicans, Democrats at odds in budget negotiations
AUGUSTA — Democrats and Republicans have until the end of June to enact a state budget but both sides see the biggest sticking point as a voter-approved tax on high earners to fund schools. Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon said a budget should be coming out of the Legislature’s appropriation committee by no later than June […]