Ep. 204 Two Towns, One District, Uneven Shares with Sue & Judy

Chuck Ellis talks with Gray residents Susan Fuller and Judy Simino about the MSAD 15 cost-sharing fight between Gray and New Gloucester.Gray pays about 66% of the local school share; New Gloucester pays about 34%. By enrollment, the split is closer to 57% / 43%. After 50 years of a property-value formula, Gray residents circulated a petition, forced a cost-sharing committee, and now say the process has been hijacked: a skewed survey, state aid mixed into local numbers, and a conflict of interest with a Gray school board member running in a district that includes New Gloucester.They explain why they want the local share based on students, what the Maine Department of Education told them, and what taxpayers can do before the committee shuts the question down.Muddy Waters Podcast — helping Mainers understand what’s really going on in our state.