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POLAND — The municipal budget recommended by local officials is nearly $5.1 million, which represents a 3.3% increase over last year’s fiscal budget, according to Town Manager Matthew Garside.
The effect, if any, that increase would have on the town’s tax rate won’t be known until a school budget is passed. A referendum on the school budget will be scheduled for June.
For the second consecutive year, local residents will be expected to cast ballots by referendum instead of gathering indoors for an annual town meeting. That decision was prompted by Gov. Janet’s Mills’ emergency order that places restrictions on the size of groups that can safely congregate indoors due to COVID-19 infection concerns.