Q55 (originally Q43): Would it be possible to see a 5 (or 10?) year history looking at what we projected the mil rate impact to be during the time of the budget approval process, side by side to the actual mil rate impact for that year?
(Feb 27, 2026) The district stated the FY26 actual mill rate was 9.54 — a decrease of 0.30 from the approved 9.84. (Apr 28, 2026) The Joint Workshop slide deck instead lists the FY26 actual as 9.49 — and assigns 9.54 to FY25 actual. The two official answers conflict and no reconciliation has been published.
Per the Gorham Guardian rule of preserving the forensic timeline, both figures remain on the site. The Q&A answer (9.54) is preserved on Flag #3 because it was the official answer at the time the Q&A closed. The April 28 figure (9.49) is added as new data without overwriting. If the district publishes a reconciliation, that becomes a third entry on the timeline — never a replacement.
#34 — Mill Rate Conflict — Q&A Says FY26 Actual Was 9.54; April 28 Slides Say 9.49