{"id":3024,"date":"2026-05-24T19:17:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metln.local\/voter-guide\/?post_type=referendum&#038;p=2748"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:44:44","slug":"sanford-school-budget","status":"publish","type":"referendum","link":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/sanford-school-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanford school budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanford residents will vote on whether to approve a school board proposal that sits at $74 million, a 7.4% increase.<\/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=\"Bc1nOKqOGR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/03\/04\/what-to-expect-from-sanfords-municipal-school-budget-proposals\/\">What to expect from Sanford\u2019s municipal, school budget proposals<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;What to expect from Sanford\u2019s municipal, school budget proposals&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/03\/04\/what-to-expect-from-sanfords-municipal-school-budget-proposals\/embed\/#?secret=nKAvLYWeYk#?secret=Bc1nOKqOGR\" data-secret=\"Bc1nOKqOGR\" 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=\"adFQalk0DH\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/15\/heres-whats-on-the-june-ballots-in-kennebunk-kennebunkport-arundel-and-sanford\/\">Here\u2019s what\u2019s on the June ballots in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel and Sanford<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Here\u2019s what\u2019s on the June ballots in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel and Sanford&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/15\/heres-whats-on-the-june-ballots-in-kennebunk-kennebunkport-arundel-and-sanford\/embed\/#?secret=PsiirAcSqV#?secret=adFQalk0DH\" data-secret=\"adFQalk0DH\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanford residents will vote on whether to approve a school board proposal that sits at $74 million, a 7.4% increase. 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