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Cumberland council asks MSAD 51 to review 60-year-old school cost-sharing formula
Summary
After public comment and council debate, the Cumberland Town Council voted unanimously Feb. 23, 2026 to request that the MSAD 51 board begin a statutory review of the district's cost-sharing agreement first set in 1966. Supporters said the review could better reflect current enrollments; some municipal officials urged waiting for revaluations and an enrollment study.
The Cumberland Town Council voted unanimously Feb. 23 to ask the MSAD 51 board of directors to begin a formal review and reconsideration of the district's cost-sharing formula, which the council said was established in 1966 and currently allocates costs based on state equalized valuation.
Council chair (speaker labeled Chair) said the motion would not change the formula now but would initiate the statutory process, including a neutral state-approved facilitator and a municipal representatives meeting to review the data. The chair said the effort is intended to "be fair, transparent and community supported," and to test whether the long-standing formula still reflects current conditions.
Andrea Berry, chair of the North Yarmouth…
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