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Tri‑community leaders agree to inventory shared services, vendors and next steps
Summary
Cumberland, North Yarmouth and MSAD 51 officials discussed expanding shared services for FY27, agreed to update and circulate a joint spreadsheet of existing shared functions and vendors, and to explore cooperative purchasing and staffing options.
Cumberland Town Councilors, members of the North Yarmouth Select Board and MSAD 51 school officials met May 15 and agreed to assemble a shared inventory of services, vendor contracts and cost centers as a first step toward broader FY27 shared‑services planning.
The boards and district leadership said they would update a previously prepared “apples‑to‑apples” spreadsheet of services the town and district currently exchange, circulate it to the three entities and compile a vendor list for cooperative purchasing. Andrea Berry, chair of the North Yarmouth Select Board, said the meeting is valuable for cross‑jurisdictional coordination: “It is so important for us to have these joint meetings regularly,” Berry said.
Officials described a long list of existing shared…
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