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RSU 13 officials tell Cushing the town faces a $430,862.50 budget increase after St. George departure
Summary
RSU 13’s new business manager told selectmen the district’s budget pressures could raise Cushing’s school assessment by $430,862.50 and that the district will lose about $2.5 million in revenue after St. George left the RSU; officials emphasized transparency and plans to reconcile contract differences across former SADs.
Loren Andrews, Cushing’s director to Regional School Unit 13, introduced Peter Orne as the RSU’s new business manager during the May 11 selectmen meeting. Orne told the board that the Town of Cushing could see a $430,862.50 increase from last year’s school budget.
Orne said the RSU will lose roughly $2.5 million in revenue following the departure of St. George and described the current situation as one in which the RSU has effectively operated as two separate SADs with differing contracts. He said the district intends to reconcile those contract differences over time and to pursue revenue opportunities.
Andrews described a change in leadership tone and stressed the importance of transparency, saying RSU officials want to make information available to the member towns.
Selectmen did not take any formal action on the RSU presentation at the meeting; the minutes record the figures presented but do not show a vote or decision by the board.
