http://the236diner.com/2008/06/04/in-the-news-june-4-2008/ Life in South Berwick, Maine Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:25:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://the236diner.com/2008/06/04/in-the-news-june-4-2008/#comment-1457 Dave Webster (Not the ex-councilor) Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:44:03 +0000 http://the236diner.com/2008/06/04/in-the-news-june-4-2008/#comment-1457 Maybe my math is a little fuzzy, but if 2/5ths of the proposed increase was removed from the budget, and the original increase would have been $220.00 for a $250,000 house, wouldn't the reduction be around $70.00 instead of $45.00? 2/5ths of 220 is approximately $70.00 That may not seem like much, but that is only the town's portion of the budget. The schools portion be much more of an increase if that budget goes thorugh unchanged. Maybe my math is a little fuzzy, but if 2/5ths of the proposed increase was removed from the budget, and the original increase would have been $220.00 for a $250,000 house, wouldn’t the reduction be around $70.00 instead of $45.00?
2/5ths of 220 is approximately $70.00
That may not seem like much, but that is only the town’s portion of the budget.
The schools portion be much more of an increase if that budget goes thorugh unchanged.

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