RUMFORD — The first of two public hearings on the new proposed municipal budget will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, in Rumford Falls Auditorium.
The second hearing, which lasts an hour, will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at the same venue. It will be followed at 7 p.m. by the Board of Selectmen regular meeting.
Voters defeated the initial $8 million municipal budget on June 11.
Last month, selectmen cut roughly 14 percent off the initial budget, bringing it to $6,526,077. It eliminates curbside trash pickup and does not include the initiated articles requests for donations, which cannot be revoted after being defeated.
The Finance Committee also completed its work last month to create a new municipal budget recommendation of $7,171,500. It restores curbside trash pickup and provides $118,000 in the contingency fund for Black Mountain ski area and the Greater Rumford Community Center. These two budgets were cut on June 11 via defeat of the initiated articles.
The new budget will be voted on from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at polls at the American Legion. To view the budget warrant, visit the town website at www.rumfordmaine.net.
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