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PublishedApril 23, 2025
Augusta councilors reach compromise on budget cuts
The City Council, which will take up the budget Thursday, has ordered the city and school department to lessen the tax impact to a 2.5% increase.
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PublishedApril 21, 2025
Proposed $92.6 million city, school budget would raise Augusta taxes by 9.8%
Residents and officials are divided over whether to seek more cuts in the school budget.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2025
Farmington considers changing fiscal year
Several residents shared concerns about moving to a fiscal year, however Town Manager Erica LaCroix believes doing so offers better budgeting accuracy.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2024
Voters reject Wales-based school district budget in second referendum
Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield residents voted Tuesday to reject Regional School Unit 4's second try at a 2024-25 budget.
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PublishedJune 24, 2024
More Maine school budgets got rejected or barely passed. Some fear it’s just the start
COVID-19 funds expired this year, and districts need to keep wages competitive in order to attract and retain workers – but taxpayers are pushing back, even if it means a decline in the quality of education.
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PublishedJune 18, 2024
Waterville officials approve $62 million budget that will increase tax rate about 15 cents
The Waterville City Council on Tuesday OK'd the budget for municipal, school and county spending, and also took a final vote to approve borrowing $4.9 million for capital projects.
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PublishedJune 4, 2024
Waterville council takes first vote on proposed $62 million budget that’s 1.5% over current spending plan
Under the budget proposal, the city's tax rate of $19.90 per $1,000 worth of assessed property value would increase between 30 cents and 40 cents per thousand.
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PublishedMay 22, 2024
Skowhegan-area voters accept proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The spending plan for 2024-25 next goes to a June 11 district budget validation referendum for final approval.
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PublishedMay 22, 2024
Voters pass $45 million budget for Farmington-based school district
The proposal is $4 million more than this year.
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PublishedMay 21, 2024
Skowhegan-area voters to weigh in on proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The overall increase on property taxes in the proposed budget is about 3.95%, but the impact on each of the district’s six towns varies because of changes in state property valuation.
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