School system withdrawal vote called meaningless
TRENTON School officials say that if the town’s voters endorse a citizens’ petition asking the Board of Selectmen and School Committee to appoint a committee to draft a plan for Trenton to withdraw from the Mount Desert Island Regional School System (AOS 91), it will have no legal effect.
Seventy-five registered voters signed the petition, enough to have it placed on the warrant for this year’s Town Meeting, which is tentatively set for May 18. Supporters of withdrawal maintain that taxpayers could save money if Trenton Elementary were no longer part of the school system. Withdrawal was recommended by the School Evaluation Options Committee, a group of citizens appointed by the selectmen 18 months ago to look for ways to lower the cost of education for Trenton taxpayers.
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Fiscal year 19-20 a strong one for Trenton
TRENTON The town is in a financially strong position after the 2019-20 fiscal year, according to an audit provided by James Wadman, CPA, of James W. Wadman Certified Public Accountants in Ellsworth.
Wadman shared his analysis at a Jan. 26 meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
According to the audit, the town’s total ending balance is about $1.9 million, with $784,135 of that in surplus funding.
That figure is about 18 percent of the town’s total expenses.
“Being in the 18 percent range is a real, real strong financial position,” Wadman explained.
He said that according to the Maine Municipal Association, the minimum recommended rate for municipalities is 10 to 12 percent.