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MSAD 35: Budget Information and Process

A MSAD35 Budget Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 7pm at Marshwood High School. Citizens will have the opportunity to vote on each proposed article of the budget. At the conclusion of this meeting a final dollar amount will be established for voter validation.
On Tuesday, June 9, 2009 citizens go to [...]

MSAD 35 Board Meeting Feb. 25-Public Input on Budget Priorities

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Maine School Administrative District No. 35
Board of Directors – Regular Meeting
Marshwood High School, 7:00 p.m.
Scheduled Audience to the Public:
Public Input – Budget Priorities
Report of the Secretary
1. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
Report of the Chairperson
Report of the Superintendent:
1. FY10 Budget Proposal
2. Student Representative Report, Coby [...]

Recap of June 23, 2008 Special Town Meeting & Town Council

Special Town Meeting
Special town meeting was held to vote on the following three warrant articles that were voted down at a May 12 special meeting.
Citizen Audrey Fortier made a motion to vote on the articles by secret ballot.  The motion for a secret ballot failed on a hand vote.
The Articles:
–To see what sum the Town [...]

Town Meeting Recap-June 2, 2008

Here’s the skinny on the Town Meeting to vote on the Town budget. You will need to have Town of South Berwick Annual Report to get all the information about the Articles, but here’s a quick rundown of results of voting.
Article 1: Tom Harmon was elected moderator.
Richard Clough made a motion that Articles [...]

This Week at South Berwick Town Hall

Monday, June 2
Solid Waste Committee Mtg.
6:00 PM – Meeting Room 1
Town Meeting
6:30 PM – Auditorium Hall: Town Hall
To vote on town budget
Find out more about the town budget….
Tuesday, June 3
Budget Workshop
6:00 PM – Town Manager’s office
Planning Board
7:00 PM – Council Chambers
Wednesday, June 4
EDC Meeting
1:00 PM – Council Chambers
Thursday, June 5
Historic District Committee Meeting
7:00 PM – [...]

SAD 35: School Board Meeting & Public Input on the Budget

The next school board meeting includes time for public input on the school budget.
Maine School Administrative District No. 35
Board of Directors – Regular Meeting – Marshwood High School
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – 7:00 p.m.
Public Input – Budget

New Business:
1. Consideration and action to approve the NOP – Karen Wright at MHS.
2. [...]

Recap of 4/28/08 Town Council Meeting

Here’s the skinny on tonight’s town council meeting:
Town Council Meeting – April 28, 2008
Councilor Gagne was not present.
Organizational – Elect Council Chair
-Councilor Jean Demetracopoulos was elected as Council Chair
Reports
Bruce Whitney reported on the status of two vacant lots the town wishes to sell. The lots were acquired through a tax seizure. He [...]

Update: SB Town Budget

The Town Council has made some headway on getting the budget down. They’ve got spending down below 2008 levels but revenues from excise taxes, car registrations, and building permits continue to be way below expectations so it still means a tax increase. Read more in this Foster’s Daily Democrat article:
South Berwick looking [...]

SB Budget Update April 16, 2008

It looks like the Town Council cut another $500,000 from the budget at a workshop on April 15. Here’s the article from Portsmouth Herald:
South Berwick trims budget
Portsmouth Herald
The Town Council worked with department heads Tuesday night to find an additional $500,000 in budget cuts, bringing the fiscal 2009 year budget request down to a [...]

This week at South Berwick Town Hall

Monday, April 14
Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
6:30 PM – Auditorium
Town Budget page with links to proposed budget
Town Council to follow hearing
6:30 PM – Auditorium
On the Agenda:
Old Business
1. Discuss/take action on VFW request for funds.
2. Discuss Comprehensive Plan update.
New Business
1. Discuss/take action on donation to Lion’s Club.
2. Discuss/take action on EMA Director and Deputies.
3. Discuss/take [...]

SB Budget Update

Budget Update
An overview of the proposed 2009 budget is posted on the town web site.
As of yesterday, the Proposed Appropriations by department for fiscal year 2009 have been posted on the Town web site Budget page. The entire budget is also available in the Town Clerk’s office for viewing or purchase.
The Public Hearing on the [...]

This week at South Berwick Town Hall

Town Council Workshop
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Town Manager’s Office
The Town Council will meet in a workshop this evening to discuss direction with regard to the Interim Manager Search and possibly the Public Works Director opening.
Solid Waste Committee Mtg.
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Meeting room 1
Budget Update
An overview of the proposed [...]

Announcements: Updates & Reminders

South Berwick Budget Update: An overview of the proposed 2009 budget is posted on the town web site. The Town Council has reduced the Manager’s recommended budget of $6,202,517 to $5,763,795. The Public Hearing on the Budget is scheduled for April 14, 2008 at 6:30 pm.
Help honor Veterans: You can [...]

SAD 35 News: School Board Meeting Tonight

There’s a regular school board meeting tonight:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 – 7:00 p.m., Marshwood High School
Here’s an article from Portsmouth Herald about the meeting:
SAD 35 to discuss school budget tonight
Portsmouth Herald News
School Administrative District 35 wants to spend more money in 2008-09, but it’s expecting to get less aid from the state…
Here’s a [...]

South Berwick Budget Update

The Town Council had a budget workshop on March 11, 2008. There is a recap of the budget workshop on the town’s budget website page. The Town Manager’s proposed revenue, expense, and capital budget can also be found there.
The upcoming schedule for budget workshops is as follows
Monday March 17th at [...]

Recap of 3/10/08 SB Town Council Meeting

The town council meeting followed a work session with the Maine Department of Transportation regarding a potential bypass and a special town meeting to vote on a warrant to transfer $100,000 from the undesignated fund to cover winter maintenance. The warrant passed on a voice vote. A recap of the Department of Transportation [...]

SB Special Town Meeting: March 10, 2008

There is a special town meeting tonight, Monday, March 10, 2008 at 6:30 PM in Auditorium Hall.  The warrant does not seem to be published on the town web site.  Howeve, an article in Foster’s Daily Democrat indicates that it is for the transfer of $100, 000  from the undesignated fund account for winter snow [...]

Open Forum: Town and SAD 35 Budget

Everyone has lots of opinions and ideas about the budget.  Here’s the place to talk about it.

SB Budget Workshops on 3/4 and 3/5 Canceled

I just got information that the budget workshops scheduled for today and tomorrow at 5 PM have been canceled. I don’t know why, but will post the information if I learn more.
The proposed budget documents have now been posted on the town web site budget page
Projected Revenues Fiscal Year 2009
Projected Appropriations Fiscal [...]

South Berwick 2009 Budget Schedule

This year’s budget process promises to be difficult. Today’s Foster’s Daily Democrat is reporting that Town Manager Jeff Grossman says the town is in a budget crisis and is projecting an increase in taxes.
Read the article:
‘Budget crisis’ could mean a 26 percent tax rate increase in South …
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Town Manager Jeff Grossman [...]