Tag: construction referendum
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Freehold Regional voters reject proposal for improvements at six high schools
Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District soundly rejected a $39.8 million facilities improvement referendum on Oct. 2. The proposal put forth by the district’s Board of Education was defeated 4,300 “no” to 3,411 “yes,” according to results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk. The district has eight sending municipalities – Colts Neck, Englishtown,…
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Voters in Rumson and Fair Haven approve high school improvements
RUMSON – A $12.59 million bond referendum that proposed improvements to Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School has been approved by voters in a special election on Oct. 2. The total vote on the referendum was 836 “yes” to 443 “no,” according to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office. Voters in Rumson approved…
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Princeton school board still considering options on referendum
Months and months of planning, discussion and public comment will come to a denouement at the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Oct. 9, when officials decide whether to have a facilities referendum in December and, if so, for how much. “There has been a lot of debate and a lot of feedback…
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Princeton school board votes to hold construction referendum on Dec. 11
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education is expected to decide in the upcoming weeks whether to go ahead with having a facilities bond referendum in December, even though officials have yet to determine the dollar amount of the referendum. At a five-hour board meeting dominated by the referendum, officials on Sept. 25 explored a…
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Colts Neck voters to have say on $34.6 million school referendum
COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education will seek voter approval of a $34.6 million facilities improvement referendum on Oct. 2. The special election will be held from 4-8 p.m. at regular polling locations in the township. The referendum will seek authorization to undertake alterations, renovations and improvements at the…
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School board eyes smaller referendum in response to concern over $129.6M plan
The head of the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education has floated the prospect of having a smaller bond referendum than the current $129.6 million proposal after receiving skepticism from some residents worried about a mounting tax burden. “I think all options are on the table,” board President Patrick Sullivan said on Sept. 17, ahead…
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Princeton school board: Delay at state level cancels Nov. 6 referendum vote
The Princeton Public Schools will not have a facilities bond referendum in November as officials had intended because the New Jersey Department of Education is not done reviewing the nearly $130 million package of projects. School district administrators were looking this week to meet an election-related deadline to hold the referendum on Nov. 6. The…
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Decision to place school referendum on ballot could be made on Sept. 4
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education is on track to vote in early September to put a $129.6 million facilities referendum on the ballot this fall. The board meeting scheduled for Aug. 28 has been rescheduled for Sept. 4, when the vote to place the referendum on the ballot is expected to take place.…
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Princeton school board members consider splitting referendum into two questions
The Princeton Public Schools Board of Education will decide next week whether to split a proposed $129.6 million bond referendum into two ballot questions, a move that would mean voters will decide on the proposal in November rather than in October as officials had initially planned. At a board meeting on July 10, district officials…