The towns of the Great Salt Bay Consolidated School District approved the district budget a second time and voted to continue the second vote today.
Bremen, Damariscotta and Newcastle voters approved the budget by a cumulative total of 296-91 and voted to continue the second vote, known as a budget validation referendum, 191-183.
Bremen voted 17-11 to discontinue and Newcastle deadlocked at 82-82, but Damariscotta’s 98-84 vote to continue the process decided the end result.