Budget approved by 279 votes.
By: Paul Koepp
South Brunswick voters backed the district’s $131.5 million school budget Tuesday.
The budget, which calls for an 11.8-cent increase in the school tax rate to $2.558 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, was approved by a 1,821-1,542 vote. Under that rate, a house assessed at the township average of $196,000 will pay $5,013.68 in school taxes, $231.28 more than the current bill.
Police Capt. Harry Delgado was the top votegetter with 1,970, followed by Anna Tupe with 1,667 and Deborah Taylor with 1,484. Susan Santowasso finished fourth with 1,453, followed by Mahesh "Mac" Shah with 948, Surabaih Agarwal with 793 and Arif Patel with 640.

