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A single-page letter mailed to every Andover address, arriving June 12, 2026, four days before the third budget referendum. It recites the two defeats to date: May 5, a 10.91% increase ($498,190), rejected 451 NO to 331 YES; May 26, 9.82% ($448,190), rejected 432 NO to 343 YES. Of the third proposal, a 6.0% increase ($273,928), it says the reduction "does not appear to be the result of a comprehensive review of expenditures" but "an attempt to identify a percentage increase that voters may accept," and argues that "annual budget increases of 6.0% or more are simply not sustainable over the long term." It notes a resident petition asking the Board of Finance to consider limiting the increase to 3.5%, states "Voting NO is not a vote against education," and urges a NO vote on June 16. Signed Jeffrey J Maguire, with "Paid For by Jeffery J Maguire" at the foot. Nothing on the letter identifies the writer as First Selectman.
