Voters in Augusta, Maine will decide on Question 1 on June 13, 2023, which would approve the school budget of $36.25 million for K-12 education for the 2023-2024 school year.
In Maine, school districts are required to have elections to approve a budget or to issue new bonding and or bond taxes. If a budget is not approved by the voters, it is up to the board to come up with another budget that will be approved by the voters. Regional school districts have budgets set on a triennial basis (every three years) while school administrative units approve their budgets annually.
The proposed school budget increased by 4.79% from the budget approved last year by voters, a $1.66 million increase from the $34.59 million budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
