Organizations with ties to Freeport defended their budget applications in Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting ahead of the vote on the 2025 fiscal year budget.
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Posted inScarborough Leader
Scarborough continues budget cuts, aims for 0% tax increase
It aims for a “$3.3 million reduction; $1.9 million to the school, $1.4 million to the town,” said Town Councilor Jon Anderson.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook council backs $95M budget, taxes rise 10.8%
The $95 million budget raises taxes 10.8% and property taxes are up to $18.48 per thousand dollars.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth town budget up 7.3%, with taxes up 9%
The Yarmouth Town Council voted to adopt this year’s budget at its May 2 meeting.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Westbrook council gives first OK to budget raising taxes 10.8%
Councilor Gary Rairdon called the hike a “huge, huge increase” and voted opposed, along with Victor Chau.
Posted inScarborough Leader
In the Know: Budget for new fiscal year invests in town employees
Our municipality is the workplace for nearly 200 full-time professionals maintaining the quality of Scarborough. The town relies on its employees to provide essential services like timely emergency response, snow and debris removal on streets, police keeping our streets safe and more. These are services the community has come to expect and ensure a satisfactory […]
Posted inScarborough Leader
Budget cutting underway to offset impact of revaluation in Scarborough
The council and school committee are each looking to reduce budgets by $1 million to reach a 5% increase goal.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham council leaves proposed $53.5 million school budget untouched
The School Committee presented a $53.5 million spending plan, up $3.5 million. Councilors will vote on the budget May 14.
Posted inScarborough Leader
In the Know: Overview of upcoming revaluation and early tax impact estimates
The Scarborough Assessing Department remains on schedule and is preparing for the next phase of the upcoming 2024 revaluation. The assessor presented early estimates of revaluation outcomes in a Town Council workshop on April 17. Workshop estimates were based on reasonable assumptions for various figures that aren’t yet finalized, but are intended to provide taxpayers […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Council Corner: It’s time for a change from ‘tax and spend empire’
“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” We are grappling again with our school and town budget. It has been complicated by leadership turnover in our schools and multiple crises from a local to national level. We have evolved from local control of education […]