A revised $50.6 million budget has been sent to the Town Council for approval.
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Gorham School Committee weighs budget cuts for another vote in July
The school committee plans to have a finalized revised budget in hand next week to send to the Town Council in advance of a second validation referendum scheduled for July 25.
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Gorham voters reject school board budget over high tax cost
On an average home assessed at $400,000, the annual tax bill would have increased by $564. Some say that’s too much for the small town, especially for those on fixed incomes.
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Gorham voters shoot down $51.5 million school budget
The School Committee is working with the Town Council to determine the next steps, Superintendent Heather Perry said. The town must hold another vote within 45 days.
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Longtime Gorham School Committee member stepping down
Darryl Wright, the committee’s chairperson, has served on the board for 12 years and is leaving because he is relocating.
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Gorham council orders schools to cut $800,000 from budget
The council approved sending a $51.5 million school budget after cuts to voters in June. Under the combined $73.2 million budget, the town’s tax rate will rise about 11%.
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Gorham Notes: May 11
Gorham cleaned up More than 80 volunteers bagged trash from roads, sidewalks and parking lots April 23 for the annual town cleanup, according to Bill Moreno, chairperson of the Gorham Conservation Commission. “Once again, the community came together to beautify Gorham, picking up enough litter to fill two and a half dump trucks,” Moreno said […]
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Gorham council faces tough task with $52.3M school budget
The council will review the budget with its 19.5% tax increase and vote on it May 16.
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Gorham school budget drives tax rate up 19.5%
The $52.3 million budget has no “wants” in it, according to the chairperson of the School Committee.
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Letter: Gorham Town Council needs to cap the school budget
Last week, Gorham Superintendent Heather Perry said the school committee instructed her to manage the budget to a tax rate mill increase of $1.30. This is wrong. First, it would mean a real estate tax increase of more than 10%. Just for the school department. Second, the notion that the school committee manages the mill […]