FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will begin discussions Tuesday on a preliminary budget of $33.5 million for 2016-17. The package includes all requests and needs from administrators and department heads. The regular board meeting begins at 6 p.m. March 8 in The Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. Budget discussion will follow. […]
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Gov. Paul LePage offers funds to freeze UMaine tuition
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage says he’ll include about $8 million in additional funding in the budget for the University of Maine System if the board agrees to a tuition freeze. The Portland Press Herald reports that the money would offset the need for a tuition increase and provide funds for specific programs, including early […]
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Lewiston: More students equals bigger budget proposal
What you need to know What’s the proposed budget and its impact? The Lewiston School Department preliminary budget is $69.9 million, a 7.8 percent increase. Superintendent Bill Webster thinks these numbers will go down. Property taxes are estimated increase 3.9 percent, or $58.50 more a year for a home assessed at $150,000. Why is it […]
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Elections, budget decision set for Strong
STRONG — Voters will elect five municipal officials Friday and set the 2016 budget Saturday. On Friday, polls will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Forster Memorial Building to elect a fire chief, two selectmen and two school board directors. All are running unopposed. Selectman Mike Pond is seeking another three-year term. […]
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Dixfield board OKs department budget requests
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday unanimously voted to approve an $89,643 budget proposal for the Fire Department for 2016-17. The vote followed a joint meeting with the Finance Committee. Fire Chief Scott Dennett said the proposal is “right in line with the budget from last year.” He said he’s anticipating “having leftover […]
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Dixfield board OKs police budget proposal
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to approve the $378,515 budget request for the Police Department. Selectmen Dana Whittemore, Eugene Skibitsky, and Mac Gill voted in favor of the budget proposal, while Selectman Norman Mitchell voted against it. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the budget request is slightly higher than the $355,000 […]
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$73 million state surplus expected: GOP wants it in savings
AUGUSTA – It looks like an uptick in state tax revenue will put Maine’s two-year budget more than $70 million in the black, and Republican Gov. Paul LePage said the money should go into the state’s savings account. LePage also urged state lawmakers to resist finding new ways to spend the increased revenue, as he […]
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Mill troubles front and center as Livermore Falls budget process begins
LIVERMORE FALLS — Although Verso’s Androscoggin Mill is in Jay, its impact on Livermore Falls businesses and residents is considerable. In the wake of recent mill layoffs, the Livermore Falls selectmen and Budget Committee are trying to come up with a budget that limits tax increases. “Our neighbors to the north are cutting their budget,” […]
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Lewiston council approves $18.2M capital projects plan
LEWISTON — The City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday for an $18.2 million capital projects plan that includes $4.7 million for a new school and $500,000 for radios for police, fire and 911 personnel. “This is not an authorization to spend money,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. “It simply outlines a plan that will be reviewed […]
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Jay tentively reduces draft spending plan by 10 percent
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members worked 3½ hours Thursday night to make $169,000 in tentative cuts from a $5.4 million draft 2016-17 budget. The overall goal was to reduce the budget by 10 percent. Department heads had already reduced the proposal by $250,000. The cuts will be reviewed Feb. 22 and 23 at […]