Regional School Unit 5

RSU 5 delays budget vote, wants to put brakes on reorganization; state won't allow it

FREEPORT — Some members of the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Trustees want to press the state for a timeout in the consolidation of Freeport, Pownal and Durham schools. But Superintendent Shannon Welsh and other board members disagree. They say the legal implications would be de...

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Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Pownal faces 'perfect storm' after education chief withdraws offer to offset school taxes

FREEPORT — Only days after she offered the Pownal School Department a $190,000 grant to help offset a potential 36 percent tax increase, state Education Commissioner Susan Gendron on Monday night withdrew the offer.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 2:00 pm

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Update: Pownal to get state funds to help offset school tax increase

FREEPORT — State Education Commissioner Susan Gendron offered Pownal a one-time grant of $190,000 Thursday to help alleviate the town's increased tax burden as a result of its participation in Regional School Unit 5. According to a press release on the

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Friday, May 8, 2009 at 11:10 am
Pownal vote seeks to repeal school consolidation; no answers for RSU budget woes

FREEPORT — Pownal residents upset by a 36 percent tax increase in the Regional School Unit 5 budget have forced a vote on repeal of school consolidation. Pownal now joins the ranks of other small Maine towns dissatisfied with consolidation. Citizens in Etna, Dixmont and Steuben, commu...

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
RSU budget shrinks, but Pownal taxpayers still pay more

FREEPORT — Despite adjustments that reduced the proposed Regional School Unit 5 budget to $23.5 million for fiscal 2010, Pownal residents still face a 36 percent increase in taxes. At an April 15 public budget hearing, Superintendent of Schools Shannon Welsh and school administrat...

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Pownal's costs rise 300% in proposed RSU budget

FREEPORT — Pownal residents are reportedly "outraged" by a proposed $24 million budget for Regional School Unit 5 that would increase the schools' share of their property taxes by an estimated $1,500 per household.

Amy Anderson • News •
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
School chief search puts RSU budget on hold

FREEPORT — Regional School Unit 5 has delayed its budget process because selection of a superintendent of schools has taken longer than planned.

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Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 11:24 am
3% Freeport school budget increase sent to RSU

FREEPORT — The School Committee unanimously approved a fiscal year 2010 operating budget Monday night, with an increase of 3.02 percent, or $438,000, over this year's budget.

Amy Anderson • News •
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 10:20 pm
n-fptrsu Freeport, Durham superintendents compete for RSU 5 job

FREEPORT — In less than a month, the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors is expected to name a superintendent for the Freeport-Pownal-Durham school district.

Amy Anderson • News •
Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 2:07 pm

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Regional School Unit 5

RSU 5 delays budget vote, wants to put brakes on reorganization; state won't allow it

Pownal faces 'perfect storm' after education chief withdraws offer to offset school taxes

Update: Pownal to get state funds to help offset school tax increase

Pownal vote seeks to repeal school consolidation; no answers for RSU budget woes

RSU budget shrinks, but Pownal taxpayers still pay more

Pownal's costs rise 300% in proposed RSU budget

School chief search puts RSU budget on hold

3% Freeport school budget increase sent to RSU

n-fptrsu Freeport, Durham superintendents compete for RSU 5 job

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