AUBURN — How much Auburn schools should spend in 2016-17, including classroom supplies, will be discussed at a budget hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at the City Council Chamber of Auburn Hall. Washburn Elementary School teacher Timothy Wegmann said Tuesday the budget isn’t providing money for classroom supplies. Since January, there’s no money for […]
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Lewiston lawmaker proposes using liquor profits to help veterans
AUGUSTA — A bill before the Legislature proposes using about $550,000 from the $46 million profit the state makes selling $144 million worth of alcohol each year to help Maine’s 140,000 veterans. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, offered the proposal Tuesday as part of an amendment that rolls together several recommendations from a special commission that […]
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Chesterville voters approve reduced town budget
CHESTERVILLE — Fiscal restraint was the theme at Monday’s annual town meeting, as roughly 50 voters approved a budget of $842,999.52. The amount is less than last year’s $885,999.52. Cuts were made in the Public Works and roads budgets to bring the total of $385,111.04, compared to $437,826 last year. Resident and former Road Foreman Conley […]
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RSU 9 changes site for budget meeting in Wilton
WILTON – Regional School Unit 9 has changed the venue for one of its informational meetings regarding the proposed budget of $33.5 million for 2016-17. The first of three meetings will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Academy Hill School in Wilton. It was previously listed at the Public Safety Building […]
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Livermore Falls budget close to 2015 total
LIVERMORE FALLS — It was number-crunching time for the Budget Committee on Tuesday. The total for all departments is $2.38 million, an increase of $7,378 over last year’s figure. Selectmen are expected to finalize the town warrant articles at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5. One budget change is the animal control officer’s pay, which is proposed […]
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Bills to expand veterans’ bureau, provide tuition hit wall in House
AUGUSTA — Legislation to increase funding for the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services and provide free tuition to members of the Maine National Guard has hit a political brick wall at the State House. The bill was tabled Wednesday after more than 90 minutes of debate in the House as lawmakers sharply disagreed over how […]
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RSU 73 school board passes $18.73M budget
JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors voted 6-4 Tuesday night to approve an $18.73 million budget for 2016-17. The amount is $89,013.33, or 0.4 percent, more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Voting for it were: Cindy Young, Holly Richards and Mark Holt, all of Livermore, Laurie Sanborn of […]
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RSU 9 schedules 3 budget informational meetings
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 has scheduled three informational budget meetings in April in Farmington, New Sharon and Wilton, Superintendent Tom Ward told school directors Tuesday. The district’s board of directors has not finalized a proposed budget for 2016-17 and won’t have one finalized before the meetings. Ward will present information on the budget […]
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Less debt, more revenues good omens for Lewiston 2017 budget
LEWISTON — A $413,979 drop in debt payments next year and better non-property tax revenues will cushion a proposed 2.67 percent spending increase, City Administrator Ed Barrett told city councilors Tuesday night. “Looking forward a little bit, there is some good news in this budget,” Barrett said. The proposed budget of $44.4 million for fiscal […]
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Auburn officials’ goal is ‘reasonable’ budget
AUBURN — City councilors and school officials agreed Monday that they need to work together to settle on a fair budget this year — even though it doesn’t always sound like agreement. “We need to find some additions and subtractions on both sides to get to one simple budget that we can then say is a reasonable […]