BIDDEFORD BUDGET | FY 2027

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A page to find news, resource materials and information about Biddeford’s FY 2027 municipal and school budgets

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UPDATE | April 24, 2026 | Council tackles unhoused funding issues

As the Biddeford City Council continues slogging through its review and recommendations for next year’s municipal budget, one particular issue has clearly become a contentious hot-button topic.

Councilors seem extremely split on how to best fund programs and services related to the city’s unhoused population. | READ MORE

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UPDATE | April 14, 2026 | Big social service cuts?

Council eyes bare bones budget, deep cuts proposed for social service funding, including McArthur Library

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UPDATE | April 13, 2026 | City manager proposes trimmed budget with deep cuts

The spreadsheet below, which you can download as either an Excel file or PDF, shows sections of the municipal budget that can be trimmed with an overall goal to increase the city’s tax (mil) rate by only four cents

Download EXCEL file to see specific line items.