Summary
A vote on a tax-cap referendum is still months away, but just the notion that the measure will be on the November ballot has prompted city officials to take unusual steps. Concerned that local residents will be more apt to vote for the tax cap if their property taxes have recently increased, Bangor city councilors are now reducing the city and school budgets. While holding the line on taxes may be admirable, it is unfortunate that city councilors are only now interested in reining in spending when faced with a drastic ballot question that will limit property taxes to 1 percent of a home's assessed value.
After years of refusing to participate, Bangor city councilors are on the verge of having the city join the Penobscot County regional dispatch center to save money. This week, councilors cut more than $529,000 from their $71 million budget, which is up for a final vote Monday.See the full content of this document
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One Last Cut at the Budget
Furthering their attempts to keep Bangor taxpayers from seeing an increase...
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