Calais City Council orders 5 percent spending cut to fight deficit

Calais City Council orders 5 percent spending cut to fight deficit

Photo by Andrea Walton.The Calais City Council lamented a “tight budget” at a Thursday workshop, warning that closing the deficit could trigger cuts to city services. To offset an accrued $544,000 tax bill from Washington County, council members ordered department heads to shave 5 percent from their proposals for the upcoming fiscal year. Fire Chief Bill Lee, Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Spearin and other department heads and staff member…