Category Archives: Budgets
Timberlane Budget Committee Hands Superintendent Flat Line Budget
In a turn of events last night that gives one cause for hope in local elected officials, the Timberlane Budget Committee voted no increase in the 18-19 budget . The vote was a remarkable 8-1-1. Mr. O’Neil opposed and school … Continue reading
Claremont superintendent floats draconian cuts after clash with school board
CLAREMONT — The Claremont School Board discussed $1.2 million in proposed cuts at its meeting Wednesday. Board members had sparred with SAU 6 Superintendent Middleton McGoodwin at the Nov. 15 meeting at which McGoodwin presented the proposed 2018-19 budget with … Continue reading
Metzler Wants to Shed 81.5 Jobs. Is he wrong?
In response to a board request to keep the budget flat and reduce it by our regular surplus, Superintendent Metzler has suggested laying off 20 support staff, 11.5 administrators and 25-50 members of the Timberlane Teachers’ Association. That is a … Continue reading
Timberlane Superintendent Argues Against Proposed Budget Cuts
You will never hear these facts anywhere but here: Timberlane’s student enrollment has declined by 24% in ten years (1100 students), but our staffing has decreased by just 3%. Timberlane’s cost to its towns has gone up 36% in those … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Donna Green
Tagged Donna Green, SAU 55, Timberlane Regional School District
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Tales from the BudComm: we don’t need no stinkin’ private sector
Cemeteries. Usually a very small part of any town or city’s budget but it is there. It seems that every town has at least one within its boundaries; mine, due to historical reasons, has a bunch of them. Many of … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok
Tagged Budget Committees, Gilford, Skip Murphy
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Tales from the BudComm – “raised by taxes”
Now those of you that have been reading the ‘Grok for a while know that one of my big bugaboos is the combination of TANSTAAFL and “free money” – the former being “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, taxes
Tagged Gilford, Skip Murphy, TANSTAAFL
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Proposed school budget features $1.7 million jump
CLAREMONT — Claremont School District administration released on Wednesday night an initial draft of the proposed 2018-2019 school year budget to include a more than $1.7 million increase from the current operating budget. In total, the proposed budget would cost … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget, Claremont, School District
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Budget Season at Sanborn
On November 15, the Sanborn Regional School District Budget Committee joined the School Board to hear plans and spending proposal details from the Administrative leaders of the Elementary and Middle Schools as well as from the Athletic and Technology Departments. … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 