Chuck Ellis sits down with Gray residents Susan Fuller and Judy Simino about cost-sharing in MSAD 15. Gray and New Gloucester share one school district, but Gray pays about 66% of the local share while New Gloucester pays about 34%, even though the student split is closer to 57/43, under a valuation-based formula about 50 years old.

Sue and Judy walk through their petition of more than 800 signatures, the cost-sharing committee that followed, and why they believe the process was derailed. They also share guidance from the Maine DOE, and Chuck explains how the state funding formula and revaluations fuel town-versus-town fights.