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RSU 9 board approves $35.5M budget

FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board of directors approved a $35.5 million budget for 2018-19 on Tuesday night. It will go to a districtwide budget meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 7, at the Mt. Blue Campus, followed by a validation vote May 15 at polling stations in the 10 district towns. The […]

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RSU 9 budget vote Thursday

FARMINGTON — The vote yes and vote no signs are visible around the towns in Regional School Unit 9, on lawns and the sides of roadways, as school directors send a second school budget to voters. The yes or no validation referendum will be held Thursday, July 28, in each of the 10 towns that […]

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Selectmen oppose new RSU 9 budget

The RSU 9 proposed budget was voted upon at a special budget meeting for RSU 9 residents. In our position as the New Sharon Board of Selectmen, we are concerned that the 18.6 percent budget increase for New Sharon residents is too high and will unfavorably impact the quality of life for local families and […]

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RSU 9’s $32.25 million budget moves to referendum vote

FARMINGTON — More than 200 voters from Regional School Unit 9 turned out Monday night to set a $32.25 million budget for 2015-16. The proposal will now go to a yes or no referendum to validate the proposal on Tuesday, June 9, in each of the 10 towns in the district. The kindergarten through grade […]

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Review on proposed RSU 9 budget continues

FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors Tuesday will continue to review a proposed $32.27 million budget for 2015-16. The proposal represents about a 3.9 percent increase, or $1.2 million, over the current budget. The budget review begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in The Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road in […]

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Proposed $31 million school budget goes to RSU 9 voters

FARMINGTON — RSU 9’s proposed $31 million spending package for 2014-15 and an adult education budget of $394,218 will go before voters at a districtwide meeting Monday, June 2. The school budget is 4.3 percent, or $1.29 million, more than the current budget of $29.7 million. The adult education spending plan reflects a decrease of […]

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RSU 9 directors review $311,602 in reductions, look for more

FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors continued budget talks Thursday, reviewing $311,602 in recommended cuts or alternate funding sources to bring a tentative spending plan down to $31.1 million. That brought the increase to $1.37 million, or 4.6 percent more than the current $29.7 million budget. The preliminary proposal was $31.4 million, a 5.7 percent or […]