[SchoolFinance] Results of Budget BVRs?

Fri Jun 13 12:39:15 EDT 2025

Scarborough passed. Education net budget increase was 7.23% but estimated
tax rate increase was only 3.93%.

Kate Bolton
(she/her/hers and here's why <https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/>)
Director of Business & Finance
Scarborough Public Schools
Tel: 207-730-4114

On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM Jennifer Gagnon <jlgagnon at sad15.org> wrote:

> MSAD #15 Failed by 19 votes  5.93% budget increase.        Town % changes
> 9-11%
>
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM Zak Harding <
> zachary_harding at yarmouthschools.org> wrote:
>
>> Yarmouth Passed 54% - 7.56% school expense increase - 6.6% Net Town and
>> School combined increase. Revaluation year
>>
>>
>> Zak
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM Heidi Sisco <hsisco at msad41.us> wrote:
>>
>>> MSAD 31 passed, a 5.14% increase over last year. An average of a 10%
>>> increase to the towns.
>>> MSAD 41 failed, a 5.95% increase over last year. An average of a 30%
>>> increase to the towns due to a lack of fund balance, an increase in
>>> valuations & decreases in other expected revenues.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM Garnett Sias, Samantha <
>>> samantha.garnettsias at rsu4.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> RSU4 failed by 16 votes, 3.54% increase over last year. Assessment
>>>> increases average of 8.26% across the three towns.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM Powell, Terry <
>>>> tpowell at rsu64schools.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> RSU 64 Passed with a 1.29% increase.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Terry*
>>>>>
>>>>> Terry Powell
>>>>> Financial Administrative Assistant/
>>>>> Bookkeeper
>>>>> RSU #64 Central Office
>>>>> 118-A Main Street
>>>>> Corinth, ME  04427
>>>>>
>>>>> 207-285-3334 Ext 20231
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM Dawn Fickett <dfickett at msad37.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> RSU/SAD #37 passed yesterday.  A whopping 137 voters district-wide in
>>>>>> five towns...so sad!  But, hey, we got a budget.
>>>>>> 86 yes, 51 no     Total budget increase of 4.5%, total taxation
>>>>>> increase to towns 5.32%
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM Sherrie Proctor <
>>>>>> sherrie.proctor at lakeregionschools.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Budget passed. Budget increase 5.5%, assessment increases 8.5-9.5%
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>> Sherrie Proctor
>>>>>>> Finance Coordinator
>>>>>>> M.S.A.D. #61
>>>>>>> 207.647.3048
>>>>>>> 207.647.5682 Fax
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM Lucie Tabor <ltabor at vuesc.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good Morning,
>>>>>>>> For those that had a BVR yesterday, Did your Budget Pass or Fail,
>>>>>>>> and what % increase was your increase to the local Towns' assessments?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> MSAD33 - Passed.  % Increase to locals is 8.5% (avg)
>>>>>>>> MSAD27 - Failed.  Were asking for 7.8% (avg) Increase to locals
>>>>>>>> Madawaska - failed.  Were asking for 4.9% Increase to locals
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lucie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Lucie Tabor
>>>>>>>> *Director of Finance*
>>>>>>>> *Valley Unified Educational Service Center (VUESC)*
>>>>>>>> *Serving the School Districts of MSAD 27, MSAD 33 and Madawaska
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Dawn L. FickettAssistant SuperintendentRSU/SAD #37*
>>>>>> *1020 Sacarap Road*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Harrington ME 04643Telephone: 207-483-2734Fax: 207-483-6051*
>>>>>>
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>>>> RSU 4 Business Manager
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Heidi Sisco
>>> Business Director
>>> AOS #43, MSAD #41, MSAD #31
>>> 20 Howland Road
>>> Lagrange, ME 04453
>>> Phone: (207) 943-7317
>>> Fax: (207) 943-5314
>>> hsisco at msad41.us
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>> Zak Harding
>> Director of Business Services
>> Yarmouth School Department
>> zak_harding at yarmouthschools.org
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