LIVERMORE FALLS — RSU 73 directors voted 8-3-1 Thursday to approve a $19 million budget for 2012-13. It goes to voters June 5. Chairwoman Denise Rodzen of Livermore Falls, Directors Cindy Young and Diane Castonguay-Gould, both of Livermore, opposed the vote. Director Darcie Comstock of Jay abstained. The proposed spending plan is $613,870 more than […]
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Auburn school budget passes by 5 votes
AUBURN — A check of the numbers Wednesday showed the vote on the school budget, unofficially a tie Tuesday night, was 349-344 — with five fewer no votes than initially reported. Acting City Clerk Sue Clements-Dallaire said Wednesday that a review of the numbers revealed an error was made when the tally sheets were totaled. […]
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Kingfield selectmen work on ‘flat’ budget
KINGFIELD — Selectmen and the Budget Committee have begun reviewing finances in preparation for the June 16 town meeting. Both groups have met weekly to review line items in Public Works, Administration, Wastewater, Fire Department, Animal Control, Recreation, Transfer Station and Municipal Services. “I haven’t reviewed the final numbers, but things look pretty flat,” Selectman […]
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Auburn school budget passes on recount
AUBURN — After the numbers were checked Wednesday morning, the Auburn school budget vote has passed, 349 to 344, with one vote blank. Of the people who voted against the budget, 328 said they wanted the budget decreased, and 43 said they wanted the budget increased. The budget is slated to begin July 1 with […]
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Voters may decide Lewiston Middle School improvements in July
LEWISTON — Voters will likely get the final say about $9.17 million worth of renovations at the middle school. School Superintendent Bill Webster told city councilors Tuesday that he had backed off a plan to do renovations at the Central Avenue school in two phases, over the next two years. Instead, he suggests bonding the […]
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Count finds Auburn school vote a tie
AUBURN — School referendum voters turned out Tuesday for a dead heat. Voters will be heading back to the ballot boxes if the unofficial results for the school budget vote hold true. Acting City Clerk Sue Clements-Dallaire said the vote ended in a tie — with 349 residents on either side of the proposed $35.9 […]
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New Gloucester town meeting set for Monday
NEW GLOUCESTER — Voters will be asked Monday to approve 29 warrant articles at the annual town meeting and a budget proposal that increases the amount raised by local taxes by nearly 10 percent. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Memorial School on Route 231. The amount of to be raised through local […]
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Rangeley school board moves $3.4 million budget to town meeting vote
RANGELEY — The School Committee unanimously approved a $3.4 million budget for 2012-13 in front of an overflow crowd of staff, teachers and students Tuesday. The budget goes to the town’s annual budget meeting at the Rangeley Lakes Regional School gym at 6 p.m. June 5. The Rangeley Lakes Regional School Committee adopted the budget, its […]
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City Hall second-floor renovations on Lewiston agenda
LEWISTON — A $200,000 renovation of the southern end of City Hall’s second floor could ease crowding and improve privacy for the social services office, officials said. “It’s a question of confidentiality, security and a healthy working environment for staff,” Social Services Director Sue Charron said. “It’s been a necessary thing for some time, but […]
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RSU 4 directors adopt budget, agree to privatized school busing
SABATTUS — The bus vote stood. In a 4-5 vote, school board directors opted Wednesday night to stick with a previous decision to privatize school busing next fall and lay off 22 drivers, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. They also adopted an RSU 4 budget of $17,559,862, which is 2.16 percent higher than the current year. […]