AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A letter from state officials to the Maine Principals’ Association is dimming hopes for a quick resolution to fall high school sports.

Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and Education Commissioner Pender Makin urged the organization to delay the season until safety guidelines can be reviewed further.

In the letter, they said their concerns go beyond the students participating in sports to the communities.

Meanwhile, Gov. Janet Mills is giving state government agencies more time to submit plans about how to reduce spending in the state’s next two-year budget.

Maine is facing an estimated revenue shortfall of more than $520 million in the current fiscal year because of the pandemic.