Some board members say the project’s narrow defeat shows the town is on the right path, and the project should continue to be refined sooner rather than later.
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$95M school proposal divides Cape Elizabeth voters
$89.9 million would go toward building a new middle school, additions and renovations at the others, and $4.8 million toward repairs of the original 1934 school building. Some members of the School Building Advisory Committee argues its recommendations were not considered in the current proposal.
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Southern Maine voters mull millions in school building projects on November ballot
Maine schools often turn to taxpayers for school construction or renovation funding because of the state’s limited resources. But voters in those communities may not be open to picking up these big costs.
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Cape school building project public forum to be held Tuesday
The Cape Elizabeth School Board will hold a public forum on the proposed $89.9 million school building project on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The School Department will provide a tour of the schools on Oct. 29 starting at the middle school entrance. They held their first school tour on Monday. […]
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Nomination papers available for Cape Elizabeth council and school board seats
Nomination papers in Cape Elizabeth for Town Council and school board must be returned to the Town Clerk’s Office and verified by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9. The seats of Town Councilors Tim Reiniger, Jeremy Gabrielson and Susan Gillis are up for grabs, and the seats of Heather Altenburg, Kathleen Curr-Sparks and Elizabeth Scifres will […]
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Council sends only one school bond to Cape Elizabeth voters
The Town Council voted unanimously to send a $94.7 million bond to voters in November and voted 4-3 to reject sending the chairman’s $42 million alternative.
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Less costly, alternative proposal to fix Cape Elizabeth schools comes under fire at public hearing
The Town Council will vote Aug. 12 on what if any school bond issue will go on the November ballot.
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Two opposing Cape Elizabeth school bond proposals set for hearing, vote on Monday
The school board stands behind its $89.9 million project and the Town Council chairman says his $42 million proposal is a contingency plan to cover immediate needs at the three schools.
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Cape Elizabeth School Board plans special meeting on new, ‘unvetted’ bond proposal
Some councilors and residents say the council chairman’s timing of a vote on his proposal was an attempt to undermine the school board’s proposed $89.9 million school project.
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Compromise plan for Cape Elizabeth school project draws support
Some town councilors think the new $89.9 million proposal would be a hit with voters.