As a “Dear valued community member” (according to a letter mailed to the community from RSU 4 Superintendent of Schools James Hodgkin), I am puzzled and dismayed at the School Department. That letter, sent July 9 seeking support for the proposed budget, says the School Board cut the budget by $51,000 and got additional funding […]
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Voters in Litchfield, Sabattus, Wales approve school vote in first ballot
Schools in Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield have a budget for 2014-15. Voters in all three towns approved RSU 4’s $18.1 million spending package Tuesday, sweeping away some of the bad feelings left by 2013’s summer-long budget controversy that ended after three votes. “I think the communities probably did some thinking and realized that investing in […]
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RSU 4 budget ready for voters on Tuesday
Voters from Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield gave their initial approval to RSU 4’s $18.1 million school spending package Wednesday. The 53 voters made no changes to the 16-item budget but they asked lots of questions, Superintendent James Hodgkin said. “I think we were pretty well-prepared,” Hodgkin said. “We went through a pretty comprehensive process in […]
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RSU 4 voters to weigh $18.1 million budget
An $18.1 million school spending package will go to voters in Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on June 10. That budget figure, approved by the RSU 4 school board on April 30, calls for a 2.8 percent increase over last year’s controversial budget. In 2013, the RSU 4 budget referendum failed twice before winning approval. “I […]