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Councilor Martin: RSU #16 budget meetings start March 25; residents urged to read education funding review
Summary
Councilor Mary Martin told the Mechanic Falls council that RSU #16 budget meetings begin March 25, the school board will vote in April for the June 9 election, and urged residents to read a Maine Town & City Magazine summary of a Maine Educational Policy Research Institute review of the EPS funding formula.
Councilor Mary Martin told the Mechanic Falls Town Council on March 2 that RSU #16 budget meetings are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, and that the RSU school board will vote on the budget in April ahead of the June 9 election.
Martin also encouraged residents to read the final part of a four-part series, “The Complexity of Funding Public Education,” published in the February 2026 issue of Maine Town & City Magazine. She said the piece summarizes the most critical findings of a 200-page review by the Maine Educational Policy Research Institute of the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) funding formula.
The council did not take formal action on the school budget during the meeting; Councilor Martin's remarks were made under council comments as information for residents and interested parties.
