Concept Approved-Referendum Date Set

Post date: Jan 17, 2017 3:57:57 PM

The Mt. Ararat High School project was presented to the Maine State Board of Education for Concept Approval and was unanimously approved on Jan. 11, 2017. This is another significant step in the process of building a new high school to serve the students of Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell and Topsham.

This approval allows the School District to submit the project to the voters in a Referendum on March 7, 2017, with voting taking place at each town’s regular polling site. A Public Hearing is scheduled for February 15, 2017in the Mt. Ararat High School Commons at 6 p.m. Should an alternate date become necessary, the hearing will be held on Feb. 16.