PLAINSBORO: Two fire commission seats up for a vote

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
Plainsboro Township voters will be asked to elect two fire commissioners and to vote on the fire district budget at the annual election, set for Feb. 18 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Voters can cast their ballots at the Plainsboro Firehouse at 405 Plainsboro Road., Krishna Jagannathan of Aspen Drive and Theresa Byres of Tammaron Drive are running for the two seats on the Board of Commissioners. The term is for three years., The proposed fire district budget is $2.6 million, which has increased by about $500,000 over the 2016 fire district budget of $2.1 million., The fire district tax rate, which has not increased in several years, will remain the same at 5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.