Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME, April 9th, 2008
The point of school consolidation legislation, which strongly won legislative support last year, was to reduce administrative expenses for both property tax relief and to direct more money toward instruction. That goal was muddied, if not lost, as lawmakers wrestled with a bill meant to remove hurdles to consolidation.
Gov. John Baldacci quickly vetoed LD 1932 when it reached his desk Monday after being approved by the House and Senate. The bill originally addressed concerns about cost sharing, minimum subsidies and mill rates but was weighed down with language allowing the creation of school...
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