OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Old Orchard Beach residents will have the final say on a proposed $14.1 million school budget on June 12.

Last month, the Regional School Unit 23 School Board, serving the town of Old Orchard Beach, approved a $14.1 million fiscal year 2019 budget proposal.

The budget proposal received a second approval at a town-meeting style vote during a public meeting Tuesday night at Old Orchard Beach High School. About 35 residents attended the meeting and voted on the budget by individual cost centers, or categories, with little discussion.

The budget must now go for a final vote at a town-wide referendum on June 12. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Old Orchard Beach High School.

The proposed school budget will have no impact on the local property tax rate. The municipal budget has not yet been approved so whether there will be increase or reduction on the property tax resulting from that portion of the budget  is unknown.

The proposed RSU 23 fiscal year 2019 budget includes the reduction of a technology specialist and eight educational technicians.

It also includes the addition of a technology director, pre-Kindergarten staff, a part-time world language teacher at Loranger Memorial School, a full-time librarian at Old Orchard Beach High School and half-time math and English teachers at Old Orchard Beach High School. It also includes the purchase of two utility trucks for the maintenance department and a small passenger school bus.

— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 325 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.