FARMINGTON – SAD 9 directors will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed $21.88 million spending plan for 2005-06.
The proposal will go to voters Tuesday, June 7, in a referendum in each town. It represents a 2.8 percent increase over this year’s budget. At the same time, it represents a local tax commitment that is about $153,575 lower than last year’s.
Voters will have a chance to review the 12 articles related to both school and adult education operations at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mt. Blue High School library.
The adult education budget is $324,583, which reflects a $3,559 budget increase. But that is a $225 decrease in the local allocation of $76,375 from the towns.
The $21.88 million school budget proposal reflects higher costs of fuel oil, diesel fuel and health insurance. It also reflects reductions that include elimination of three teacher positions in kindergarten through grade eight, elimination of five education technicians in the special education program, and elimination of one bus driver custodial position.
The list of cuts that were made from the initial budget proposal totaled about $400,000.
SAD 9 anticipates receiving a state allocation of $12.2 million for 2005-06, which represents a $751,351 increase over last year’s $11.4 million.
The proposed local assessment from the towns for 2005-06 is $8.75 million, a 1.72 percent decrease from last year’s $8.9 million.
The only town out of the nine in the district that would see a higher tax assessment under the proposal is Industry and that is because of a higher state evaluation.
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