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Presque Isle, ME town hall & government

Presque Isle spent $16.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,808 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Presque Isle's government.

Town budget

Where Presque Isle's money goes

Spent
$16.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,808
typical Maine cities: $3,900
Long-term debt
$8 million
$899 per resident
Roads & transportation
$5.4 million33%
Parks & libraries
$1.7 million11%
Fire
$1.5 million9%
Police
$1.4 million9%
Administration & buildings
$732,0005%
Housing & development
$545,0003%
Sewer & trash
$454,0003%
Interest on debt
$320,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$80,000<1%
Health & welfare
$24,000<1%
Other
$4 million25%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 59%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 14%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Presque Isle collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce

Who works for Presque Isle

Full-time staff
97
34 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
and 18 full-time firefighters
Roads & transportation
28 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
13 full-time29 part
Fire
22 full-time1 part
Police
19 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
15 full-time1 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

School Administrative District 01

Presque Isle's K–12 school district, shared with Castle Hill, Chapman, Mapleton and Westfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,306
Maine: $20,630
Students
1,687
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal

  • Local 33%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,306 per pupil, $9,059 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Presque Isle pay

Typical tax bill
$2,401
a year · Maine typical $3,036
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Maine 1.02%
Typical home value
$147,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Presque Isle's government

🏛️ Official websitepresqueislemaine.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Presque Isle →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Presque Isle

Presque Isle is represented in Congress by Senators Susan M. Collins and Angus S. King, Jr. and Representative Jared F. Golden. Janet Mills is governor.

All of Presque Isle's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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