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AOS 91 Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Approved at Annual Public Budget Meeting Six additional voters showed up this year for a total of 32
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AOS 91 Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Approved at Annual Public Budget Meeting

Six additional voters showed up this year for a total of 32 Shaun Farrar Jan 22, 2026 BAR HARBOR—With a proposed, and now approved budget, of $3,645,620 the AOS 91 budget has increased by 7.25% over last year. That increase is modest compared to last year’s FY 2025/26 increase of 22.98% and lower than the 9.19% increase of FY 2024/25. Historically, the annual process of … Continue reading AOS 91 Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Approved at Annual Public Budget Meeting

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AOS 91 Budget of $3.4 Million Voted on by 26 Voters Representing All Eight Towns in the AOS Shaun Farrar Jan 23, 2025 BAR HARBOR—The AOS 91 FY25/26 budget was unanimously approved at the MDI High School library on Wednesday, January 22. A total of 26 registered voters from five of the eight towns that make up the AOS 91 showed up to participate, the vast majority of them being either school board members or school employees. The towns that were represented and the amount of people from each town are below. Bar Harbor – eight representatives, Tremont – six representatives, Mount Desert – five representatives, Southwest Harbor – four representatives, Trenton – three representatives. The towns without any representation were the island towns of Swan’s Island, Frenchboro, and the Cranberry Isles. There are no quorum requirements for the annual AOS budget meeting. Photo: Shaun Farrar/Bar Harbor Story BUDGET MEETING The first order of business was to elect a moderator to preside over the meeting and Jerry Miller, who is co-chairman of the Town of Mount Desert Warrant Committee, was nominated. That nomination was seconded and Miller was elected unopposed. Miller was sworn in and took over the running of the meeting. Selena Dunbar, who is the executive assistant to School Superintendent Mike Zboray, was next nominated to be the secretary for the meeting. That nomination was seconded, and Dunbar was elected. Those in attendance voted in favor of non-residents being able to make public comment during the meeting. Articles one through three, which authorize expenditures for the AOS central office, were then voted on and they all passed unanimously, or at least with no nays as they were verbal votes. They are listed below. Article 1 – To see what sum the AOS will be authorized to expend for special education. AOS School Committee recommends $1,260,735. The FY24/25 amount was $920,586. Article 2 – To see what sum the AOS will be authorized to expend for student and staff support. AOS School Committee recommends $947,670. The FY24/25 amount was $868,675. Article 3 – To see what sum the AOS will be authorized to expend for system administration. AOS School Committee recommends $1,190,852. The FY24/25 amount was $974,795. Photo: Shaun Farrar/Bar Harbor Story Articles 4 through 11 were then voted on and they all passed unanimously, or at least with no nays as they were verbal votes. These articles all carried a zero-sum budget request and were voted on as a matter of procedure. Article 12 summarized the proposed AOS 91 budget and is the sum total of the first three articles. Article 12 – To see what sum the AOS will authorize the AOS School Committee to expend for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 for the support of the AOS central office budget. The AOS School Committee recommends $3,399,257. The FY24/25 amount was $ 2,764,056. Article 12 was a hand count vote and all 26 voters in attendance voted yes. Article 13 authorized the expenditure of any grants or other receipts for “central office purposes.” Articles 13 – Shall the AOS School Committee be authorized to expend such other sums as may be received from federal or state grants or programs or other sources during the fiscal year for central office purposes provided that such grants, programs or other sources do not require the expenditure of other funds not previously appropriated? Article 13 was also a hand count vote and 25 voters in attendance voted yes. There were no abstentions and no nays. The next budget meeting of this type will be for the high school’s budget and it is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2, at 6 p.m., at the high school. LINKS TO LEARN MORE Proposed AOS 91 Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes Proposed AOS 91 Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes Shaun Farrar · Jan 20 Read full story Proposed MDI High School Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes Proposed MDI High School Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes Shaun Farrar · Jan 16 Read full story Bar Harbor Story is a mostly self-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Thank you for being here with us and caring about our community, too! Subscribed Thanks for reading Bar Harbor Story ! This post is public so feel free to share it. Share If you’d like to donate to help support us, you can, but no pressure! Just click here (about how you can give) or here (a direct link), which is the same as the button below. Our mailing address is 98 Ledgelawn Ave., Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609 To support The Story If you’d like to sponsor the Bar Harbor Story, you can! Learn more here.
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AOS 91 Budget of $3.4 Million Voted on by 26 Voters Representing All Eight Towns in the AOS

Shaun Farrar Jan 23, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—The AOS 91 FY25/26 budget was unanimously approved at the MDI High School library on Wednesday, January 22. A total of 26 registered voters from five of the eight towns that make up the AOS 91 showed up to participate, the vast majority of them being either school board members or school employees. The towns that were represented … Continue reading AOS 91 Budget of $3.4 Million Voted on by 26 Voters Representing All Eight Towns in the AOS

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Proposed AOS 91 Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes Public AOS Budget Warrant Meeting This Wednesday, January 22
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Proposed AOS 91 Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes

Public AOS Budget Warrant Meeting This Wednesday, January 22 Shaun Farrar Jan 20, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. BAR HARBOR—The AOS 91 budget has been voted on and approved by the AOS 91 School Board, which is comprised of all members from each of the nine local school boards or committees. The AOS is the administrative … Continue reading Proposed AOS 91 Budget And How It Could Affect Your Taxes

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AOS Budget Up 9%

Budget News SHAUN FARRAR JAN 27, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR––The MDIRSS AOS 91 budget was approved Wednesday night at the high school library. During a very quick meeting, all 14 articles were approved unanimously. The meeting for Wednesday’s meeting was Trenton Board of Selectmen board member John Bennett. The budget increased by 9.19% The process to approve the AOS 91 budget is very similar to … Continue reading AOS Budget Up 9%

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