Onto the polls: Wiscasset school budget offer intact after special town meeting
Amendments April 29 to parts of the proposed, $10.8 million, 2025-26 Wiscasset school budget all lost, keeping the budget offer intact as it moves to a June 10 vote at the polls, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson said.
Responding to questions after the special town meeting at Wiscasset Middle High School, Andersson said over 100 people attended, most items drew questions, all items went on to pass unchanged, and the meeting ran about three hours. The budget proposal, with 3% more in costs and a 4.54% higher local ask than in 2024-25, resulted from months of talks and a split school committee vote favoring it.
Asked for comment on the voters' having passed the budget offer intact, Andersson said, "Once again, the community showed up in force to support public education and especially our students and our staff. I am proud to be part of a community that shares these values."