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MSAD 51 superintendent proposes $57.9 million FY27 budget, warns of mill-rate impact
Summary
Superintendent Porter presented a $57.93 million FY27 budget that includes a $666,574 increase in debt service/land costs for the one-campus project, enrollment-driven staffing and a worst-case March estimate of a 7.5% mill-rate increase in Cumberland and 8.2% in North Yarmouth; board members pressed on bargaining and health-insurance assumptions.
Superintendent Porter presented MSAD 51's proposed fiscal year 2027 operating budget on March 5, calling it a statement of the district's priorities and an attempt to keep pace with enrollment, debt service and rising personnel costs. The recommended budget totals $57,931,581, a $4,104,460 (7.63%) increase over FY26, Porter said.
Porter said the FY27 package includes a $666,574 increase for debt service and land acquisition tied to the district's one-campus project (debt-service increase $516,074; land payments $150,500) and anticipates $17,163,669 in revenue from state aid and other sources. Porter described the figure he presented on March 5 as a worst-case tax estimate and noted both Cumberland…
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