Tag: school referendum
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Resident supports Metuchen Public Schools capital referendum
I’ve lived in Metuchen for 30 years and my children are no longer in the school district, and I am voting yes on the proposed school capital referendum. It will create major capital and programmatic improvements for Metuchen students and will cause a small increase in property taxes relative to the total tax bill. I…
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Cranbury school district establishes web page for updates on referendum projects
The Cranbury Township School District has launched a district web page to keep the school community and township residents updated on the progress of referendum projects. The dedicated web page is on the district website and provides information on each of the projects approved in the referendum and an anticipated timeline for the start of…
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Woodbridge voters will be asked to approve $87M referendum on March 10
WOODBRIDGE – An $87 million referendum, if approved by voters on March 10, will replace century old schools in the Woodbridge Township School District and result in improvements and increased security at a number of schools. Polls will be open from 2-8 p.m. Mayor John E. McCormac said the referendum would be paid for by…
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School referendum will have impact on taxes
Colts Neck residents had better brace themselves for humongous tax increases if the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education succeeds in passing the $25.5 million bond referendum on Sept. 24 for facilities upgrades. This same question was defeated last year and many of us suggested the board might find the money to achieve…
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Red Bank Regional gearing up for $17.9M school referendum vote
RED BANK – The Red Bank Regional High School District Board of Education has set the bill at $17.9 million for the total cost of a referendum that outlines the expansion of and renovations to Red Bank Regional High School. During a meeting of the Red Bank Borough Council on Aug. 15, Superintendent of Schools…
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Princeton mayor declines to take public stand on school district referendum
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert passed on a chance this week to say whether she supports the Princeton Public Schools’ proposed $129.6 million referendum, yet she warned of a “cost” for not investing in public education. “As the community grows, I think there is sometimes the need to build new schools,” Lempert said on July 23…
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Princeton superintendent: Passage of referendum needed to keep up with growing enrollment
Princeton Public Schools officials are keeping their options open in case their nearly $130 million facilities bond referendum is defeated in October, options that include having another referendum early next year. In New Jersey, school districts can appeal to the state Commissioner of Education to override the outcome of an election after two defeats at…
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Red Bank Regional voters will be asked to approve school referendum on Dec. 11
Residents in Red Bank, Little Silver and Shrewsbury Borough will go the polls during a special election on Dec. 11 and be asked to approve a multimillion school construction referendum. The Red Bank Regional High School District Board of Education has authorized a referendum proposing the expansion of and renovations to Red Bank Regional High…
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Oct. 2 referendum will propose improvements in Colts Neck School District
COLTS NECK – Residents of Colts Neck will be asked to approve a referendum in a special election to be held Oct. 2. The public question will propose improvements in the Colts Neck K-8 School District. The district consists of the Conover Road Primary School, the Conover Road Elementary School and the Cedar Drive Middle…