LISBON — Directors of the Parks and Recreation Department and the Lisbon Falls Community Library presented their budgets to the Town Council Tuesday night. The Parks and Recreation budget totals $644,928, which is $79,060 more than this fiscal year. Major increases include moving a senior coordinator position from part time to full time and adding a […]
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Jay to hold public hearings, set sewer rate
JAY — Selectpersons will hold public hearings Monday, May 22, on two articles that failed to pass at the annual town meeting April 25, and on the proposed sewer rate. The hearings will be held at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Spruce Mountain Middle School. The first will be on lower amounts for: town […]
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Community development funding for Lewiston, Auburn in limbo
AUBURN — What happens if a grant program designed to boost community development and housing programs suddenly goes away, or has its funding slashed? Among the many questions facing officials in Lewiston and Auburn this budget season is how to plan for next year’s Community Development Block Grant program, which is slated for elimination under […]
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University of Maine System will pursue a plan to give central office more control of budgets
BANGOR — A panel of University of Maine System trustees gave administrators the go-ahead to pursue a plan that would give central administration more control of the individual budgets of the seven campuses. The plan, which is currently being created by Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Rebecca Wyke, is intended to give the Board […]
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Maine House rejects bill allowing extra school funds to be spent without a vote.
AUGUSTA — A bill to allow Maine’s cities and towns to redo their schools’ budgets to spend unexpected state funds without voter approval has failed in the Maine House. The Democratic-controlled House voted 97-54 Tuesday. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote because it would take effect immediately. With the late passage of the $6.3 […]
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Bill would allow schools to spend extra funds without going to voters
AUGUSTA — Cities and towns across Maine will be watching Augusta this week, where lawmakers will consider legislation allowing them to redo their school districts’ budgets to spend unexpected state aid — without having to open the polls for voter approval. The measure is among the final bills the Democratic-controlled Legislature will take up when […]