The City Council is expected to vote Thursday on a proposed $79.7 million budget for 2023-24.
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Waterville board gives preliminary OK to $30.27 million school budget
The Board of Education will take a second, final vote on the budget for 2023-24 after the City Council approves the municipal and school budgets in a few weeks.
Waterville board to eye first vote on proposed $30.27 million school budget
The budget the Board of Education plans to consider Monday represents a $1.8 million increase over the current spending package.
RSU 9 moves forward with its 2023-2024 budget
Regional School Unit 9 board of directors voted to move forward with their proposed 2023-2024 school budget on Tuesday, April 25, after seven weeks of drafting and making adjustments.
Spruce Mountain school budget cut by $100,000
The amount for regular instruction in Regional School Unit 73 was decreased $100,000 after numbers obtained from Anthem for insurances came in less than anticipated.
Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
School officials tasked with closing $6 million gap consider staff cuts, closing elementary school
Superintendent Jim Anastasio said the board will have to figure out how to close the multimillion-dollar shortfall that’s caused by necessary expenses, such as an increase in natural gas, electricity, transportation and tuition for special education.
Voters approve $40 million budget for Farmington-based school district
RSU 9’s 2022-23 budget, a $1.13 million increase over the current year, will cost taxpayers across the district’s 10 towns $13.78 million.
Property taxes to increase in Augusta for the first time in 5 years
Augusta councilors approved a $72.6 million budget for the city and its schools Thursday, resulting in a 4.7% tax increase several said was unavoidable.
Farmington-area school board sends 2022-23 budget to warrant
The annual budget meeting, to be held May 24, will offer voters the opportunity to approve spending items for a final referendum vote June 14.