JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 budget meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria. The 2018-19 budget is $749,907 more than the one for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. However, the $9.44 million to be raised through taxes is $1.44 million less than in […]
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Spending halted in RSU 9, hiring frozen
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward stopped all spending and froze hiring Wednesday until the results of the budget validation referendum become known Sept. 12. Regional School Unit 9 voters approved a reduced spending proposal that is $92,189 less than last year’s budget, during a districtwide budget meeting Tuesday night. The new, $32.65 million budget proposal […]
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Jay board meeting Monday
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in the cafeteria at Spruce Mountain Middle School. Afterward, they will set a budget for 2017-18 and the Budget Committee will make recommendations on it. Earlier that day, selectpersons will hold an executive session on contract negotiations at 3 p.m. at […]
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Dixfield selectmen approve, sign annual town meeting warrant
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Wednesday night to sign the annual town meeting warrant. Spending recommendations from selectmen and the Budget Committee will be presented at the annual town meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Dirigo High School, and the budget amounts approved will be voted on at the June 10 […]
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Jay voters to consider $300K for revaluation of Verso mill
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a special town meeting Monday, March 24, to ask voters to transfer $300,000 from the town’s $6 million undesignated fund to an account to do a revaluation on Verso Paper’s Androscoggin Mill. The money will be used to determine the fair and just value of the mill. Verso has filed […]
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Peru budget meeting rescheduled due to snowstorm
PERU — A Budget Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday evening at the Town Office has been canceled due to the expected snowstorm, Chairman Jim Pulsifer said. “Right now, we don’t have a definite date, but it should be rescheduled to sometime next week,” he said. Selectmen would likely meet early Thursday morning to set a […]
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Selectmen, Finance Committee schedule budget meetings for Oct. 15
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the fifth time in several months, to discuss new recommendations for the municipal budget, though the agenda will be a bit lighter this time. Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m., followed by the Finance Committee at 5:30 p.m., to discuss […]
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Finance Committee backs Rumford budget recommendations
RUMFORD — The Finance Committee voted Tuesday night to approve the same municipal budget recommendations selectmen did last Thursday. They are: * $625,000 for the Fire Department * $716,000 for the Police Department * $874,000 for Public Works * $650,000 for Public Safety * $60,000 for General Assistance * $749,000 for General Government * $358,000 […]
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Selectmen schedule dates for budget public hearing, vote
RUMFORD — A municipal budget hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, followed by a budget vote Tuesday, Oct. 8. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall for residents to decide on eight budget proposals. The Board of Selectmen set the dates and times at […]
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Selectmen approve reduced budget recommendations
RUMFORD — For the fourth time in as many months, the Board of Selectmen gathered Thursday evening to approve new municipal budget amounts. Selectmen passed reduced budget proposals for all eight unapproved municipal budgets, nearly a month after raising their recommendations to try to meet those of the Finance Committee. The new budget recommendations of […]