{"id":3889,"date":"2026-05-26T15:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/?post_type=referendum&#038;p=3889"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:39:27","slug":"rsu-23-school-budget","status":"publish","type":"referendum","link":"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/referendums\/rsu-23-school-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"RSU 23 budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Old Orchard Beach voters will decide whether to approve the $18.4 million proposed budget.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\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=\"iJAM2sYglc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/04\/08\/old-orchard-beach-proposes-41-2-million-budget-with-6-5-tax-hike\/\">Old Orchard Beach proposes $41.2 million budget with 6.5% tax hike<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Old Orchard Beach proposes $41.2 million budget with 6.5% tax hike&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/04\/08\/old-orchard-beach-proposes-41-2-million-budget-with-6-5-tax-hike\/embed\/#?secret=SaKYXll34z#?secret=iJAM2sYglc\" data-secret=\"iJAM2sYglc\" 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=\"rbF7rsfPII\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/20\/whats-on-the-june-ballot-in-biddeford-saco-and-old-orchard-beach\/\">What\u2019s on the June ballot in Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach?<\/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 Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach?&#8221; &#8212; The Portland Press Herald\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/05\/20\/whats-on-the-june-ballot-in-biddeford-saco-and-old-orchard-beach\/embed\/#?secret=NRqgJoNEGB#?secret=rbF7rsfPII\" data-secret=\"rbF7rsfPII\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Old Orchard Beach voters will decide whether to approve the $18.4 million proposed budget. 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