{"id":3883,"date":"2026-05-26T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/?post_type=referendum&#038;p=3883"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:54:49","slug":"westbrook-school-budget","status":"publish","type":"referendum","link":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/westbrook-school-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Westbrook school budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Westbrook residents will vote on whether to approve a $57.2 million school budget, 7.5% higher than the previous year. Combined with the municipal budget, it will require a&nbsp;7.61% tax 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=\"4HapyNI3G5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/05\/westbrook-city-council-approves-106-5-million-budget-package\/\">Westbrook City Council approves $106.5 million budget package<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Westbrook City Council approves $106.5 million budget package&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/05\/westbrook-city-council-approves-106-5-million-budget-package\/embed\/#?secret=0mInHzhwOx#?secret=4HapyNI3G5\" data-secret=\"4HapyNI3G5\" 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=\"SBXGbuk4LJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/27\/whats-on-the-june-ballot-in-scarborough-and-westbrook\/\">What\u2019s on the June ballot in Scarborough and Westbrook?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;What\u2019s on the June ballot in Scarborough and Westbrook?&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/27\/whats-on-the-june-ballot-in-scarborough-and-westbrook\/embed\/#?secret=vklnUiCcXV#?secret=SBXGbuk4LJ\" data-secret=\"SBXGbuk4LJ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Westbrook residents will vote on whether to approve a $57.2 million school budget, 7.5% higher than the previous year. Combined with the municipal budget, it will require a&nbsp;7.61% tax increase. 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