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Augusta public schools present proposed 2021-2022 budget, with no tax increase, to city councilors
While the city school department includes a 0.35% spending increase, no additional taxes will be required to meet the revenue needs for next school year s budget.
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AUGUSTA City officials heard what the school department had planned for spending for next year and applauded them for crafting a 2021-2022 budget that included no tax increase.
School Board Chairperson Amanda Olson said the budget, approved unanimously by the board in March, is the “smoothest” she has seen in her time on the school board. Councilors did not recommend any cuts to the $33.43 million budget, a 0.35% increase in spending from the current fiscal year.
Roger Audette, Augusta’s longest-tenured fire chief, to retire Dec. 11
Audette, 55, is finally retiring after delaying the move due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Roger Audette, 55, is set to retire Dec. 11 as the fire chief in Augusta. He is shown Friday at the Hartford Fire Station in Augusta.
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AUGUSTA After his planned departure was delayed by a few months due to the coronavirus pandemic, Roger Audette, the longest-tenured fire chief in Augusta history, is finally set to retire.
Audette had initially planned to retire last spring. When the pandemic hit, however, he did not feel the time was right for him to leave the job so he could focus on building up his family’s construction business.