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13 October
5:46 pm

There is eleven billion dollars in deferred maintenance for school buildings.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (WGME)

5:46 pm
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Why we checked itA specific dollar figure for Maine school building deferred maintenance — verifiable against state reports or commission findings.
What we foundThe $11 billion figure is real and comes from an official Maine state commission, but it represents the total cost of replacing or renovating school buildings — not strictly 'deferred maintenance' as a category.
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