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RSU 21 voting: TAMS contract buyout, budget fails 

as reported by SeaCoast Online
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110524-NEWS-110529886

Only repairs bond passes

May 24, 2011 10:06 PM

KENNEBUNK - Nearly 3,400 voters in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel turned out to decide four questions that dealt with the RSU 21 budget, the revolving renovation funds at the Middle School of the Kennebunks and Kennebunk High School, the cost-sharing formula and the Thornton Academy Middle School contract buy-out.

All but the renovation funds bond failed.

Totals for all three communities show the TAMS buyout failed 1,411 to 1,910. The budget garnered 1,636 yes votes to 1,726 no votes, cost-sharing, which needed a two-thirds majority to pass, fell 1,612 to 1,683. The bond request passed 1,800 to 1,555.

Town by town results:

ARUNDEL:

Budget NO
Yes 272
No 704

TAMS NO
Yes 294
No 646


Bond for Repairs NO
Yes: 278
No: 703

Cost Sharing NO
Yes: 208
No: 781

Total votes: 994

KENNEBUNKPORT:

Budget YES
Yes: 404
No: 228

TAMS YES
Yes: 316
No: 313

Bond for Repairs YES
Yes: 424
No 202

Cost sharing YES
Yes 334
No 282

Total Votes: 636 

KENNEBUNK:

Budget YES
Yes 960
No 794

TAMS NO
Yes 801
No 951

Bond for repairs YES
Yes 1,098
No 650

Cost sharing YES
Yes 1070
No 620

Total Votes:1,764