News tagged: Budget Committee

To see a description of the committee’s charter, recent news, and upcoming meetings (if any) one one page, click Budget Committee.


PUBLIC HEARING: GSA & Warrant Review

03/25/2026 (Budget Committee, Public Hearings, School Committee, Select Board)

Reminder: There will a public hearing to discuss the GSA Excess Tuition request on Thusday, March 26 in the Gordon Emerson Auditorium at the Blue Hill Town Hall. The hearing will begin at 6:00pm.

All items to be considered by a referendum vote (such as the GSA request) must be preceded by a public hearing to allow voters to debate the pros and cons of the question.

After the public hearing, the Select Board, School Committee/Superintendent, and Budget Committee will review a summary of the budget articles in this year’s warrant, together with the potential property tax implications of the Town’s voting. This is intended as an opportunity to better understand the budget and to prepare for Town Meeting.

For members of the public interested in reviewing more detailed budgets, the municipal budget is available here and the school budget is available here.

2026 Annual Town Meeting Materials

03/12/2026 (Budget Committee, School Committee, Select Board, Town Meetings, Warrants)

The warrant for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting has been posted (a copy is available here), and absentee ballots are available at the Town Office. Residents should note that the warrant can be amended until 7 days before Town Meeting; if such an amendment is made, it will be posted in the same physical locations and on the Town website.

In addition, the 2025 Annual Report for the Town has been printed and copies are also available at the Town Office.

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Seeking Budget Committee Volunteers

11/12/2025 (Budget Committee)

Want to influence where our tax dollars are spent?

As we head into the season for developing the Town’s calendar year 2026 budget (published in the Annual Town Report and the Annual Town Meeting Warrant), the Select Board is seeking up to three volunteers to participate in the Budget Committee. With two previous members of the committee now holding incompatible elected positions and another having termed out, three of the five seats are available.

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2025 Budget Presentation

03/30/2025 (Budget Committee, Presentations, School Committee, Select Board, Town Meetings)

For those who could not attend Thursday’s information session on the 2025 budget, a copy of the PowerPoint presentation is now available. The presentation describes the major contributors to the overall budget and how the budget is proposed to be funded.

And the presentation provides an estimate of the 2025 property tax impact, assuming all of the “money” articles to be voted on at Town Meeting are approved: an 8.7% increase in property taxes.

Third-Party Donation Requests

01/07/2024 (Budget Committee, Policy, Select Board)

In recent years, a range of charitable organizations have requested funding from Town taxpayers in connection with the Blue Hill Annual Town meeting.

At its Monday meeting, the Blue Hill Select Board approved minor amendments to its “Policy Regarding Town Meeting Funding Requests from Nonprofit Organizations,” which describes the process for making such requests and identifies the information requested by the Select Board and the Budget Committee as they review incoming requests and consider their recommendations to Town voters.

The form identifying the requested information is available here and via the bluehillme.gov home page.

For this year, the deadline for submitting applications is January 31, 202x. (The normal deadline under the policy is December 31 of the preceding year.)

Budget Review Committee: 10/4/22

09/29/2022 (Budget Committee)

The Budget Review Committee (BRC) will meet at Blue Hill Town Hall on October 4 @ 6:30pm. Representatives from the George Stevens Academy (GSA) Finance Committee will be attending and presenting their final draft budget for 2022-23.

The BRC is comprised of town-appointed representatives from Surry, Penobscot, Sedgwick, Brooklin, Brooksville, Castine, and Blue Hill who work with George Stevens Academy in the formulation and development of the GSA annual budget. Committee goals include improving transparency and accountability of the GSA funds derived from the towns taxpayer, reviewing revenue input and expenditures, monitoring and making recommendations, inputs, and/or comments as appropriate in the development of the GSA budget. 

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