{"id":3023,"date":"2026-05-24T19:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metln.local\/voter-guide\/?post_type=referendum&#038;p=2747"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:55:14","slug":"regional-school-unit-21-budget","status":"publish","type":"referendum","link":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/regional-school-unit-21-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"RSU 21 budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The people of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel will vote on their school budget. The budget sits at $64.8 million this year. Last year, the budget failed twice before finally winning approval that November.<\/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-the-portland-press-herald wp-block-embed-the-portland-press-herald\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hIahy39AKg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/03\/13\/4-takeaways-from-kennebunk-area-schools-proposed-budget\/\">4 takeaways from Kennebunk-area schools\u2019 proposed budget<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;4 takeaways from Kennebunk-area schools\u2019 proposed budget&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/03\/13\/4-takeaways-from-kennebunk-area-schools-proposed-budget\/embed\/#?secret=KlHNOhtjB5#?secret=hIahy39AKg\" data-secret=\"hIahy39AKg\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-portland-press-herald wp-block-embed-the-portland-press-herald\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jacJ1lu4Iu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/04\/07\/3-takeaways-from-rsu-21s-public-budget-forum\/\">3 takeaways from Kennebunk-area school district\u2019s public budget forum<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;3 takeaways from Kennebunk-area school district\u2019s public budget forum&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/04\/07\/3-takeaways-from-rsu-21s-public-budget-forum\/embed\/#?secret=T94ConVDy7#?secret=jacJ1lu4Iu\" data-secret=\"jacJ1lu4Iu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The people of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel will vote on their school budget. 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