Voters reject a $48.2 million school spending plan and will likely be asked to go to the polls again on a revised budget next month.
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Letter: Gorham superintendent should be fired for ‘Vote No’ campaign
Regardless of the outcome of Gorham’s second school budget referendum on July 25, recent actions by the superintendent of schools are unacceptable. Heather Perry’s employment should be terminated immediately. Gorham’s Town Charter clearly places responsibility for the total education budget in the hands of the Town Council. Article IV, section 405 states the council “may […]
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Gorham School Committee urges voters to reject reduced budget next week
The school board says the $48.2 million budget is too low and should be rejected so it can work out a compromise with the Town Council.
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Forum: Gorham is growing and needs a school budget that fits
As a retired senior executive who led successful organizations in both the private and public sectors, I am amazed and distressed at the recent actions of the Gorham Town Council regarding the education department defunding mandate. At age 55, I left my secure and lucrative senior position in the private sector to seek a second […]
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Jobs in jeopardy after Gorham council cuts $2 million from school budget
The cuts could eliminate over a dozen existing positions, including the assistant superintendent.
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Gorham fixes $849,000 mistake in rejected school budget
A revised $50.6 million budget has been sent to the Town Council for approval.
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Gorham School Committee weighs budget cuts for another vote in July
The school committee plans to have a finalized revised budget in hand next week to send to the Town Council in advance of a second validation referendum scheduled for July 25.
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Gorham voters reject school board budget over high tax cost
On an average home assessed at $400,000, the annual tax bill would have increased by $564. Some say that’s too much for the small town, especially for those on fixed incomes.
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Gorham voters shoot down $51.5 million school budget
The School Committee is working with the Town Council to determine the next steps, Superintendent Heather Perry said. The town must hold another vote within 45 days.
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Longtime Gorham School Committee member stepping down
Darryl Wright, the committee’s chairperson, has served on the board for 12 years and is leaving because he is relocating.