As advocates for Edgecomb,
we are working to lower taxes and support the future of Edgecomb Eddy School.
As more information and details come to light, this website will be updated. Please check back often to learn more.
Sources of data can be found here.
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With all the information that has come to light, it now seems that the scale of Edgecomb’s tax increase last year was largely avoidable.
Clearly there is a need for reform.
Poor decisions + little supervision by town selectmen = spiraling costs + high taxes
We are working to lower taxes and support the future of Edgecomb Eddy School. Voting down the school budget does not close the school, but starts the process of operating within a more sustainable budget without affecting the quality of tuition for Edgecomb students.
There are many ways this can be done, starting with questioning some present ideas.
- Has the Edgecomb Eddy School ever had a surplus at the end of the budget year and if so, was it applied to the next year’s budget?
- Has Edgecomb Eddy School ever overspent its budget?
- If so, were taxpayers informed of this overspending?
- Does the tuition paid by towns cover the cost for non-resident students to attend Edgecomb Eddy School?
- If not, how does adding non-resident students decrease the burden on the Edgecomb taxpayer?
- What was the justification for Eddy School and Edgecomb Fire Department to convert normally outsourced services to more expensive salaried employees, many with benefits?
- What steps have been taken to encourage cost sharing with neighboring towns?
- Wiscasset, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, and other towns have joint citizens’ groups that are researching ways to increase efficiency and lower the tax burden to property owners.
A closer look has shown that the scale of last year’s increase was largely avoidable.
Situations have come to light that clearly demonstrate the need for reform.
Poor decisions + little supervision by town select board = spiraling costs and high taxes!
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