SABATTUS — Town Manager Tony Ward told selectmen Tuesday evening that Lisbon Town Manager Diane Barns will provide a detailed analysis of animal control expenses. Sabattus contracts the services of Lisbon’s animal control officer. The analysis is being done in response to a discussion on the animal control officer’s role in trapping and relocating animals. Also […]
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RSU 4 board struggles with failed budget
WALES — RSU 4 Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said Wednesday night that the children of the school district will lose out if more cuts are made to the $18.8 million budget rejected by voters Tuesday. He said he worried that the students in the district that includes Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield already don’t have certain academic […]
RSU 4 voters reject 2nd school budget
WALES — Voters in Regional School Unit 4 rejected the proposed budget of $18.8 million for fiscal year 2016-17 by a vote of 184-213. The amount was $100,000 less than the previously rejected budget. The towns voted as follows: • Sabattus, rejected, 59-94; • Litchfield, rejected, 77-96; and • Wales, approved, 48-23. The school board will […]
Selectmen discuss road repair, announce upcoming open positions
SABATTUS — Road foreman Gary Labonte told selectmen Tuesday night that it will cost about $15,000 to seal sections of Pine Ridge, Deerfield, Fawn and Woodside roads. That prompted Selectman Michelle Ames to call for a study of all roads to determine where best to allocate money. Labonte said the roads should be sealed before […]
Voters approve proposed RSU 4 budget of $18.80M
WALES — Thirty-seven voters Wednesday approved a proposed Regional School Unit 4 budget of $18.80 million for fiscal year 2016-17. The budget is $100,000 less than the one voters rejected in June. A referendum on the budget will be held from from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at town offices in Sabattus, Litchfield […]
RSU 4 board to vote on new budget proposal
SABATTUS — The Regional School Unit 4 board will hold a districtwide meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at Oak Hill High School to vote on a proposed new school budget for the 2016-2017 year. The proposed budget is about $100,000 less than the one voters rejected in a referendum in June. The superintendent […]
RSU 4 cuts budget $100,000; Oak Hill principal retires
WALES — The Regional School Unit 4 board Wednesday tentatively decided to present an $18.8 million budget to voters next week. Voters rejected the $18.9 million spending plan Tuesday. Among the $100,000 in cuts were the following: • $7,000 from Superintendent Jim Hodgkin’s salary, at his suggestion; • $30,000 for a vacant social studies position; […]