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MSAD 51 proposes $50.25 million FY25 budget; board approves warrants, sets May 9 budget meeting and June 11 referendum
Summary
Superintendent Jeff Porter presented a proposed FY25 budget of $50,250,107 with modest adjustments since March. The board approved warrants to call a district budget meeting on May 9 and a budget validation referendum on June 11 and recorded unanimous votes. Key changes include higher health‑insurance costs and a recommended restoration of a full‑time high‑school PE position.
Superintendent Jeff Porter presented the Maine School Administrative District 51 recommended fiscal year 2024–25 budget on April 22, proposing a $50,250,107 gross budget and asking voters to approve a district budget meeting on May 9 and a budget validation referendum on June 11.
Porter said two substantive adjustments were made since the March 4 proposal: employee health insurance costs came in higher than the 7 percent originally budgeted (actuals showed an 8.6 percent increase, adding about $93,000) and he recommended restoring a second full‑time high‑school physical education position to avoid summer credit‑recovery gaps for students. He described $212,000 in new proposals included…
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