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Auburn School Committee Approves FY27 Budget Amid Anticipated Federal Title I Cut

AUBURN — March 18, 2026 — Auburn School Committee approves FY27 budget despite anticipated loss of $159,000 in federal Title I funding. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to accept a 3.92 percent budget increase over FY26, even as Director of Finance Keller warned that a projected drop in Title I

Auburn Finance Committee Votes 4-2 to Restore DPW Fleet Mechanic, Redirect $129,000 to Roads

AUBURN — March 18, 2026 — Auburn Finance Committee votes to restore DPW fleet mechanic and sends $129,000 to road operations. The committee split 4-2 Wednesday on a motion by member Patrick to appropriate the full $194,492 that surfaced when a salary duplication error was corrected in the Department

Auburn Finance Committee Defers DPW Budget Vote Over $90,000 Payroll Discrepancy

AUBURN — March 11, 2026 — Auburn Finance Committee flags $90,000 payroll discrepancy, defers DPW budget vote to March 18. The committee, chaired by Kevin W. Kennedy, approved two mid-year transfers — $133,000 from the salary reserve to cover a fire department union contract settlement and $6,347 from the

Auburn Conservation Commission confirms emergency erosion order against Route 20 storage facility

AUBURN — March 11, 2026 — Auburn Conservation Commission issues emergency erosion order against Washington Street storage facility. The commission voted unanimously at its March 11 meeting to confirm an emergency enforcement order against a storage facility under construction at the intersection of Washington Street and Old Common Road, after Commissioner Michelle

Auburn Planning Board Stalls Nancy Drive Acceptance, Demands Core-Sample Testing

AUBURN — March 10, 2026 — Auburn Planning Board halts Nancy Drive acceptance vote, demanding core samples before action. The board voted unanimously at its March 10 meeting to continue a public hearing on accepting the residential road as a public way, with Chair Ronald E. Brooks and Vice Chair Glenn Feldman

Auburn Select Board Appoints Erica Aker to Bay Path School Committee Seat

AUBURN — March 9, 2026 — Auburn Select Board appoints Erica Aker to fill a vacant Bay Path School Committee seat. The board voted unanimously Monday to appoint Aker — an Auburn Energy Committee alumna and Town Meeting member for Precinct 1 — over Donald Ericson, a former 17-year Bay Path School Committee

Auburn School Committee approves FY27 budget at 3.92 percent increase

AUBURN — March 4, 2026 — Auburn School Committee approves FY27 budget at 3.92 percent after $100,000 town-requested cut. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the revised budget, down from a 4.19 percent increase, after Superintendent Dr. Jack Chamberlain adjusted five open staff positions from a master&

Auburn Finance Committee Recommends FY27 Budgets for Police, Library, and IT Departments

AUBURN — March 4, 2026 — Auburn Finance Committee recommends FY27 departmental budgets totaling more than $8 million across police, library, IT, and other town departments. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance a $913,641 public library budget — more than double the library's salary spending from fiscal year 2023

Auburn Select Board Transmits FY27 Budget to Finance Committee Unanimously

AUBURN — February 26, 2026 — Auburn Select Board unanimously transmits proposed FY27 budget to the Finance Committee, with a 2.18 percent tax levy increase. The board voted 5-0 Thursday to forward Town Manager Joanna Donahue's revised budget, which sets free cash directed to the capital improvement plan

Auburn Finance Committee Approves Recommendations on Twelve FY2027 Budget Line Items

AUBURN — February 26, 2026 — Auburn Finance Committee unanimously approved recommendations on twelve FY2027 budget line items totaling more than $91.8 million in projected spending. Town Manager Vayo and CFO Karen Hernoise presented a budget of $91.887 million — roughly $6 million above the current year — built around a 2.

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