{"id":3013,"date":"2026-05-24T18:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metln.local\/voter-guide\/?post_type=referendum&#038;p=2736"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:52:52","slug":"school-administrative-district-54-cost-sharing-formula-amendment","status":"publish","type":"referendum","link":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/school-administrative-district-54-cost-sharing-formula-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"MSAD 54 cost-sharing formula amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters in Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield will decide on a proposed change to the Maine School Administrative District 54 cost-sharing formula that applies to the assessment of additional local costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, each town pays its share of additional local costs based on its state-determined property valuation. The proposal would change that to a weighted share, based on 90% valuation and 10% pupil count for two years, then 80% valuation and 20% pupil count after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-centralmaine-com wp-block-embed-centralmaine-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YM3JMDL4k0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralmaine.com\/2026\/05\/18\/skowhegan-area-school-cost-sharing-change-would-shift-taxes-among-towns\/\">Skowhegan-area school cost-sharing change would shift taxes among towns<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Skowhegan-area school cost-sharing change would shift taxes among towns&#8221; &#8212; Centralmaine.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centralmaine.com\/2026\/05\/18\/skowhegan-area-school-cost-sharing-change-would-shift-taxes-among-towns\/embed\/#?secret=TArgc8cp7j#?secret=YM3JMDL4k0\" data-secret=\"YM3JMDL4k0\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in Canaan, Cornville, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield will decide on a proposed change to the Maine School Administrative District 54 cost-sharing formula that applies to the assessment of additional local costs. Currently, each town pays its share of additional local costs based on its state-determined property valuation. 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