St. John Valley voters reject school budget

St. John Valley voters reject school budget

FORT KENT, Maine — St. John Valley voters shot down the MSAD 27 school budget during the June 10 election, which would have represented an overall 6.4 percent increase from the previous year’s budget. The district includes the towns of Fort Kent, Wallagrass, New Canada, St. Francis and St. John. The proposed increase of $429,404 would have been spread between these communities. In Fort Kent, the largest of the district’s communities, 371 voters …

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