BRUNSWICK

The public will get to tell the council Thursday what it thinks about the town manager’s proposed $24.3 million spending plan.

The proposed 2018-19 municipal budget calls for an additional $933,591 — or a 3.98-percent increase — over the 2017-18 budget. The spending would increase the tax rate by 1.3 percent.

According to the April 26 municipal budget summary, the Brunswick School Department is proposing a $38.8 million spending plan, a 2.68 percent or $1 million increase that will increase taxes by 3.76 percent.

The town is also looking at paying an additional $47,579 to Cumberland County, which would rise the taxes an estimated 0.11 percent.

The current tax rate is $18.37 per $1,000 of assessed value; for a property assessed at $200,000, the annual tax bill is $3,674. With the proposed municipal, school and county budgets, the tax rate for next year is estimated to be $19.32 per $1,000; that amounts to a tax bill of $3,864, a total increase of $190 – or 5.1 percent. Broken down by component, for a $200,000 property, the proposed municipal budget would increase tax bills by $48; the proposed school budget by $138 and the proposed county budget by $4.

The council will hold a public budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in council chambers at the town hall.