2026-27 budget of about $12.4 million approved by voters

What happened

Voters at the May 19 district budget meeting approved every article, including $4.25 million in local money: Searsport about $2.47 million and Stockton Springs about $1.78 million. The June 9 validation referendum passed 938 to 444. The budget uses about $1.5 million of carryover to soften the increase, and board members warned that won't be possible next year.

Why it matters to families

Next year's budget may go up sharply unless costs change.

The evidence

The June 10, 2026 recording includes the certified referendum totals; the May 19 recording includes the article votes; the March 9 workshop covers the carryover. Based on YouTube's automatic captions of the meeting recording.

The source