RANGELEY — Voters approved a $5.9 million spending package for Regional School Unit 78 on Tuesday. The vote was 280-133.

Tallies for the four towns are: Rangeley, 231-106; Dallas Plantation, 20-7; Rangeley Plantation, 11-13; and Sandy River Plantation, 18-7.

Voters also passed an article asking if they were in favor of continuing to hold budget validation referendums. The vote was 289-119. The article appears on the ballot every three years per state law.

The approved 2025-26 budget reflects an increase of $181,795, or 3.18%, over the current budget, which ends June 30.

There are some changes in salary costs due to a 3% wage increase for teachers and support staff, accounting for an increase of $69,914 in the new budget, according to Superintendent Georgia Campbell.

“This budget reflects what is needed for the upcoming year to best meet the academic and social-emotional needs of our students as we strive for improved academic performance,” Campbell wrote in a letter to district residents.

There is a decrease of $2,151.13 over last year in health and dental benefits due to changes in staffing.

“The adjusted state contribution is $339,023.63, a decrease of $40,809.85 over last year due to a slight decrease in enrollment and the cost of special education,” she wrote.

The district is a minimum receiver of state subsidy, Campbell added.