RSU 29 needs $1.6M in additional local dollars for next school year

RSU 29 needs $1.6M in additional local dollars for next school year

HOULTON, Maine — Regional School Unit 29’s additional local contribution for next school year’s proposed $18.5 million budget is set to increase 10.57% from this year. In the Houlton school district’s 2026–2027 proposed budget, the total local contribution is $4.6 million, with $2.9 million required by the state and an additional local contribution of $1.6 million to bridge the funding gap, Superintendent Joe Fagnant said. He attributed the incr…