This year, the school budget approval process will be different due to changes in state law. The budget validation process will now be a two step process.
The first step is on Thursday, May 15, 2008. There will be a MSAD71 Budget Meeting held in the high school gym at 7:00 p.m. During this meeting, 12 Budget Warrants will be decided. Those registered voters of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport in attendance will have the opportunity to discuss and ultimately vote on each of these budget warrants. Babysitting will be available in the high school cafeteria.
The second step, on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, will be the Budget Validation Referendum. Registered voters of each community will have the opportunity to vote at their respective polling locations on ONE QUESTION. That one question is "SHALL THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL BUDGET ADOPTED AT THE DISTRICT BUDGET MEETING ON MAY 15, 2008 BE APPROVED?"
Each of these dates are important.
During the budget meeting on May 15, changes could be made to the budget. At the end of the meeting, the final amounts will be set. The Budget Validation Referendum on May 20 will decide if the final numbers will be approved.
Please take the time to attend your town Budget Meeting and to vote on your school budget.