After city councilors disagreed on the best use of undesignated funds, they voted against the city’s budget proposal.
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3 takeaways on Hallowell’s initial $8.6M city budget
City leaders are expected to approve a final spending plan within the next month.
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Somerset County officials approve budget with overall 3.5% tax increase
Taxpayers will fund $6.9 million of the jail’s budget and $8.62 million for all other county departments for the budget year that starts July 1.
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Oakland voters endorse library, pass $8.85M budget
Residents weighed in on the value of the Oakland Public Library at the annual budget meeting.
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Cony students walk out to protest $3M cuts for Augusta schools
A majority of the Augusta City Council agreed Tuesday to cut more than $3 million from the school department’s proposed budget, forcing the potential elimination of 20 positions, including teachers and education technicians.
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Augusta advances $6.6M in budget cuts, gutting city and school services
The cuts to the proposed budget were necessary, a majority of councilors said, to minimize the impact of an ongoing property revaluation on the city’s aging and economically disadvantaged population.
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Winslow passes $36.7M spending plan
An eleventh-hour compromise to fund some school spending has paved the way to approve the budget proposal.
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Somerset County officials propose budget with 3.5% tax increase
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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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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3 takeaways on Winslow’s $15.6M proposed budget
The draft proposes a 15% increase to the town’s municipal budget.