Welcome to 2023, Scarborough Taxpayers!
2023 will be the "Year of the Massive School Project." The replacement of the three existing elementary schools with one huge school will be by far the most expensive building project the Town has ever done -- $135 million at last report...and counting.
And Concerned Taxpayers/SMARTaxes will be all over the project! We'll provide all the information and analysis you need to be an informed resident/voter. Info you probably won't get anywhere else.
Let's face it: we don't want to go down the path that Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland/North Yarmouth recently followed where voters overwhelmingly defeated huge school projects that forgot about the folks who would actually be paying for the schools.
We believe a major investment needs to be made in adding capacity to the elementary schools. This is a result of the rapid population growth that the Town has embraced (unfortunately). But taxpayers need to have a voice in how and at what cost that school capacity gets added!
Although we're relatively early in the planning for the school project, key decisions are being made NOW! And we're committed to informing Scarborough residents of the decisions and how they can be involved in influencing them. NOW is the time to come up with a project that will meet the needs of both the Town's youngest students AND the taxpayers! Let's make sure that the project that goes on the ballot in November is one that will pass with flying colors!
Stay tuned!
2023 will be the "Year of the Massive School Project." The replacement of the three existing elementary schools with one huge school will be by far the most expensive building project the Town has ever done -- $135 million at last report...and counting.
And Concerned Taxpayers/SMARTaxes will be all over the project! We'll provide all the information and analysis you need to be an informed resident/voter. Info you probably won't get anywhere else.
Let's face it: we don't want to go down the path that Cape Elizabeth and Cumberland/North Yarmouth recently followed where voters overwhelmingly defeated huge school projects that forgot about the folks who would actually be paying for the schools.
We believe a major investment needs to be made in adding capacity to the elementary schools. This is a result of the rapid population growth that the Town has embraced (unfortunately). But taxpayers need to have a voice in how and at what cost that school capacity gets added!
Although we're relatively early in the planning for the school project, key decisions are being made NOW! And we're committed to informing Scarborough residents of the decisions and how they can be involved in influencing them. NOW is the time to come up with a project that will meet the needs of both the Town's youngest students AND the taxpayers! Let's make sure that the project that goes on the ballot in November is one that will pass with flying colors!
Stay tuned!
