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Article: Sabattus school budget steps toward third vote
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- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- August 15, 2008
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SABATTUS - Voters at Thursday's special town meeting advanced the
School Committee's third proposed budget with little opposition.
A referendum to confirm the budget will be held Aug. 19, though
absentee ballots are already available.
Townspeople on Thursday voted on 16 articles comprising various
aspects of the committee's $5,994,595 budget.
All articles passed, including the appropriation of $230,150 in
additional local funds, the only article to be voted on via written
ballot. The funding passed by a 37-20 margin.
The $230,150 exceeds the state's Essential Programs and Services
allocation model for local funding by $135,975. The school
department cited "a local choice to have lower ...
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