Officials considered a budget with essentially no tax increase but decided to try to spread out forecasted impacts over the next several years.
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Posted inCommunity
5 takeaways on Augusta’s $97M budget proposal
If approved as-is, the budget could increase property tax levies by about 20%.
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Posted inCommunity, News
3 takeaways on Winslow’s $15.6M proposed budget
The draft proposes a 15% increase to the town’s municipal budget.
Posted inCommunity, News
Oakland proposes $8.85M municipal budget amid growing pains
As demand for services increase, town officials attempt to stabilize taxes.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
3 takeaways on the Augusta School Board’s preliminary budget proposal
The board OK’d a 9.2% increase to the school department’s budget, but much remains to be finalized.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
3 takeaways on Hallowell-based RSU 2’s budget draft
Local taxpayer contribution would increase by about 3.4%, with the largest spending jump coming in salaries and benefits.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills signs bill to give Maine’s public defense agency $21M in emergency funding
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services had previously warned that it would run out of money to reimburse private lawyers who represent low-income clients.
Posted inMaine, News
West Gardiner voters approve hiring clerk
A previous proposal to increase the size of the Select Board from 3 to 5 members was pulled from the special town meeting warrant.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
How Maine’s county budgets affect property taxes
Rising county taxes come as Mainers are already feeling financially pinched, but it’s too early to know the impact on homeowners’ bills.
Posted inMaine, News
In Washington County, where ‘bond’ is a bad word, a tax spike is coming
Down East taxpayers aren’t happy about the county’s financial mismanagement, but an $11 million shortfall must be remedied.