BATH

Voters in Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg and Woolwich approved the $27.2 million Regional School Unit 1 spending plan at the ballot box on Tuesday night.

Preliminary figures from Tuesday’s vote show that the RSU 1 budget passed by a 326-92 margin.

This year, the local share amounts to about $16.8 million, which has increased by $767,803, or 4.78 percent.

According to the budget, the increase is attributed to additional expenses and the impact of West Bath’s withdrawal from RSU 1, which was made official in January.

The budget will also support an expanded pre-kindergarten program and an addition of a middle school foreign language program, among other things.

With the approved budget, tax rates will be increasing in the respective towns:

Arrowsic, whose local share is expected to increase by 3.89 percent, approved the budget by a 36-4 vote. The town’s current tax rate will increase to $5.31 per $1,000 assessed value.

Bath, who is looking at a 4.71 percent increase this year, approved the budget by a 135-61 margin. Bath’s current tax rate will increase to $10.73 per $1,000 assessed value.

Phippsburg, whose local share will increase by 6.53 percent and reflects the highest increase of all four towns, approved the budget by a 62-8 margin. The town’s current tax rate will increase to $4.79 per $1,000 assessed value.

Woolwich, whose local share will increase by 3.74 percent, approved the spending plan by a 93-19 vote, increasing the town’s current tax rate to $10.43 per $1,000 assessed value.

dkim@timesrecord.com

Up at RSU 1

THIS YEAR, the local share amounts to about $16.8 million, which has increased by $767,803, or 4.78 percent.

According to the budget, the increase is attributed to additional expenses and the impact of West Bath’s withdrawal from RSU 1, which was made official in January.

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