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​SMARTaxes Position on School Building Project
Key issues:
 
  • Providing a quality K-12 education is one of the community’s fundamental responsibilities.  The Town must maintain suitable and safe school facilities that are consistent with providing a high quality education.
 
  • Our current K-2 schools are now at or above capacity and they cannot accommodate projected enrollment increases.  Construction of additional school space is needed now.
 
  • Two primary issues need to be resolved in the K-2 schools now:
    • Safety and security deficiencies.
    • Space shortages resulting from changes in educational needs/practices and continuing increases in enrollment.
 
The solution to the issues should:
 
    
1.  Consider and fairly evaluate reasonable options for new construction, rehabbing existing schools or a combination of both.
 
    2.  Insure that the retention of the neighborhood schools for the lowest grades is thoroughly and fairly evaluated from a financial and community benefit standpoint.  There should be meaningful community input into the decision between maintaining the neighborhood schools and creating a consolidated elementary school.
 
    3.  Balance legitimate school needs with residents’ ability and willingness to pay – which will ultimately be determined by referendum. 
 
 
 
 
 SMARTaxes – Scarborough Maine Advocates for Reasonable Taxes          05-13-23
School Facilities summary
consultant's contract
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