Send a message by voting no on school referendum

I

am really surprised and disappointed to read the letter written by Geri Kaplan stating that the so-called opposition and the township government are not trying to help solve the school crisis that the Marlboro Board of Education has created. This shows how some people have formed their opinions based on the influence of the board and their limited knowledge of the overall situation.

First of all, I personally wrote a letter early last spring to (Superintendent) Dr. David Ab-bott and (board president) Carol Majonis offering my assistance. Six months later, I received a letter written by the board attorney with no indication that they wanted my help.

I have regularly attended Township Council meetings. The mayor and the council have shown sincere interest and concern in solving the school crisis but the board has refused to cooperate with them in finding the best solution for the children and residents of Marlboro.

The township officials are presently working with the state to attain the Marlboro State Hospital property that will provide land for schools.

The Marlboro Board of Edu-cation has created differences between the residents by blaming everyone except themselves and their poor planning for the current school crisis. If the board had worked with the residents and the township officials instead of working behind closed doors, the school crisis would have already been solved.

I urge the residents of Marl-boro to vote no on this referendum. Send the board a clear message that they need to solve this problem by working with, not against, the residents and the township government.

Shital Rajan

Marlboro