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May 28 2024
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Kennebunkport to vote on $13.4 million budget
The Kennebunkport Board of Selectmen did not hold a public hearing on the budget this May, but residents will still be asked to vote on a $13.4 million package in June. Town Manager Laurie Smith’s budget proposal includes a $1.051 million increase in municipal expenditures, efforts to increase non-property tax revenue, and $2.41 million in capital costs. The original budget proposal also
Portland Press HeraldJun 04 2024
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More Vt. school districts vote on budgets Tuesday
MILTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Big decisions on school budgets in several Vermont communities Tuesday night. Six school districts brought their spending plans to the community for a revote today, and results from three of them are in as of this article’s posting. Milton Town School District, Champlain Islands Unified School District, and Franklin West Supervisory Union passed their budgets. The numbers
WCAX 3Jun 04 2024
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ChatGPT Built My Budget For Me. It Was… OK
Artificial intelligence can make all sorts of things easier for you, from editing photos to deciding what to cook for dinner. It can also help you manage your money. As a personal finance editor, I was intrigued to learn the popular chatbot ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, can build a budget for you. But AI isn’t perfect, as many hilarious fails have demonstrated. So, should you trust it to
CNETMay 27 2024
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Fargodome looks towards 2025 budget
FARGO — With plans for an expansion on hold after a failed special election bid, Fargodome leaders are planning out the 2025 budget with more events and an eye on increasing revenue as inflation raises operating costs. Members of the Fargodome Finance Committee met to review their 2025 budget on Wednesday, May 22. The Fargodome is predicting 80 event days with over 415,000 people in attendance
InforumJun 06 2024
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Britain’s Local Authorities See Budget Shortfall of £6.2 Billion
Britain’s next government will immediately face a funding crunch in town halls after councils warned of a £6.2 billion ($7.9 billion) hole in their budget plans over the next two years. The Local Government Association said council budgets will be stretched to the “limit” after many administrations ran into financial trouble in recent years. It estimated that the cost of delivering services
BloombergMay 21 2024
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DDA budget standoff possible
TRAVERSE CITY — Questions among some Traverse City commissioners about the proposed Downtown Development Authority budget hinted that there might not be enough votes to approve it in two weeks. Commissioner Tim Werner said he wanted the city manager to come to the June 3 meeting on which city commissioners must approve Traverse City’s July-through-June 2025 budget with some “compromises” on
Traverse City Record-EagleMay 30 2024
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Freeport to host public hearing on 2025 budget
Freeport is set to host a public hearing Tuesday, June 4, to review the proposed 2025 budget, just under a month before the next fiscal year begins. The $14.3 million proposed budget would mark a just over $1 million increase in spending over the current fiscal year, according to preliminary budget documents from April. The hearing comes after what town officials have described as a “
Portland Press Herald