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RSU 14 budget version 8: 4.62% operating increase, state aid and middle-school debt drive 7% tax impact
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff presented Version 8 of the FY27 RSU 14 budget to the board: operating increase 4.62%, overall tax-impact about 7.02% when including the first local payment on middle-school construction debt; health insurance estimates fell to 11.5%, yielding roughly $300,000 in savings; the district secured a two-year propane price of $1.55 and plans to add five propane buses.
Superintendent Howell and the finance team presented Version 8 of RSU 14’s fiscal 2027 budget to the board on April 1, walking the board through changes since earlier drafts and highlighting the budget’s drivers, timing and trade-offs.
Howell said the operating budget in Version 8 shows a 4.62% year-over-year increase; when the new middle-school construction debt payment is included, the effective tax-impact to the public rises to about 7.02. Howell noted the district will sell the bond for the middle-school project within weeks and that the local portion of the debt payment will be allocated by the cost-sharing formula tied to student…
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