New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Atlantic
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
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Repairs and Renovations to 3 elementary schools and high school |
$18.1 |
PASSED: 2,033 — Yes 655 — No |
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Egg Harbor Twp. |
3/28 |
Additions to high school and elementary school |
$16.5 |
17.85% |
PASSED: 1,897 — Yes 790 — No |
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New Elementary School |
$21.8 |
PASSED: 1,771 — Yes 906 — No |
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Greater Egg Harbor Regional |
3/14 |
Renovations to both high schools |
$17 |
7% |
PASSED: 1,538 — Yes 694 — No |
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400-student addition and 800-student auditorium at one high school |
PASSED: 1,442 — Yes 790 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Bergen
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
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Carlstadt |
12/12 |
New Pre-K-4 School/Renovations |
$12.15 |
24.2% |
FAILED: 377 — Yes 481 — No |
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Closter |
1/25 |
Additions/Renovations to 2 schools |
$5.8 |
26.2% |
FAILED: 609 — Yes 664 — No |
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Closter |
12/12 |
Additions/Renovations to 2 schools |
$9.439 ($6.946 after state aid) |
39% |
FAILED: 885 — Yes 1,050 — No |
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East Rutherford |
2/15 |
Additions/Renovations |
$10.455 |
22% |
PASSED: 667 — Yes 331 — No |
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Glen Rock |
12/12 |
Additions to 3 elementary schools/ Reopening of school/ technology |
$5.42 |
24.7% |
PASSED: 1,537 — Yes 384 — No |
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Harrington Park |
5/16 |
Building expansion and renovation |
$5.95 |
44% |
PASSED: 922 — Yes 530 — No |
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Lyndhurst |
12/12 |
New science wing and performing arts addition |
$6.716 |
18.96 |
PASSED: 1,529 — Yes 658 — No |
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Renovations and capital improvements to existing high school |
$2.144 |
PASSED: 1,482 — Yes 666 — No |
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NJSBA Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
Bergen County continued
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
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Mahwah |
10/3 |
New elementary school/renovations at middle school and high school |
$16.985 |
20% |
PASSED: 1,881 — Yes 773 — No |
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Midland Park |
12/12 |
New middle school/repairs, renovations |
$25 |
54% |
FAILED: 707 — Yes 1,678 — No |
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Ramapo-Indian Hills Regional |
10/11 |
Additions, renovations and upgrading at two high schools |
$43.5 |
28.6% |
PASSED: 3,961 — Yes 3,226 — No |
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River Edge |
10/17 |
Additions and renovations |
$5.995 |
36% |
PASSED: 1,673 — Yes 545 — No |
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River Vale |
12/12 |
Alternations and renovations to middle school and two elementary schools |
$18.95 |
17% |
PASSED: 1,075 — Yes 943 — No |
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Install air conditioning at three schools |
$.85 |
FAILED: 934 — Yes 1,077 — No |
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NJSBA Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
Bergen County continued
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
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Teaneck |
12/12 |
HVAC work/ renovations at high school |
$19.694 |
14.7% |
PASSED: 2,268 — Yes 1,046 — No |
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Tenafly |
1/25 |
Additions to 4 elementary schools/roof replacement/ asbestos removal/ renovations at high school and to middle school library (two questions) |
$17.98
|
33% |
PASSED: 1,660 — Yes 1,101 — No |
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PASSED: 1,710 — Yes 992 — No |
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Waldwick |
10/17 |
Additions to elementary schools |
$21.5 |
41% |
FAILED: 1,164 — Yes 1,339 — No |
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Additions to Jr/Sr High School |
FAILED: 951 — Yes 1,507 — No |
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Improvements to facilities (track, field lighting, etc.) |
FAILED: 830 — Yes 1,614 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Burlington
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Cinaminnson |
4/18 |
Additions to 2 elementary schools/ roof replacements/ ADA compliance/ improvements to indoor and outdoor athletic facilities/ all-weather track at high school |
$9.995 |
22.8% |
PASSED: 1,463 — Yes 837 — No |
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Delran |
12/12 |
Classroom wing, technology-media center, addition to high school auditorium, girls’ team room |
$6.2 |
12.4% |
PASSED: 714 — Yes 365 — No |
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Mansfield Twp. |
3/7 |
Construction of new elementary school |
$12.9 |
36% |
PASSED: 952 — Yes 401 — No |
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New Hanover |
4/18 |
Addition and renovations |
$2.5 |
13.7% |
PASSED: 104 — Yes 10 — No |
|
Northern Burlington |
12/12 |
Construct new middle school, purchase land |
$27.285 |
21% |
PASSED: 1,638 — Yes 538 — No |
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Regional |
Build parking lot/new athletic fields/refurbish existing fields |
$1.404 |
PASSED: 1,540 — Yes 624 — No |
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Riverton |
12/12 |
HVAC/renovations/ADA compliance/repairs |
$2.5 |
24% |
PASSED: 394 — Yes 102 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Camden
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Brooklawn |
12/12 |
Construct media center, multi-purpose room/convert existing space to classrooms/ADA compliance/replace windows/other renovations |
$3.257 |
34% |
PASSED: 282 — Yes 137 — No |
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Haddon Township |
12/12 |
Middle school grade addition to high school/additions to two elementary schools/renovations to all schools, administration building and athletic field (2 questions) |
$18.809 |
29% |
PASSED: 2,274 — Yes 641— No |
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PASSED: 1,920 — Yes 803 — No |
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PASSED: 2,512 — Yes 842 — No |
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Haddonfield |
9/26 |
Additions and renovations to all district schools (3 questions) |
$13.089 |
40.3% |
PASSED: 2,145 — Yes 1,189 — No |
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PASSED: 2,076 — Yes 1,238 — No |
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Stratford |
3/14 |
Classroom additions/renovations (roof, windows, doors) |
$2.975 |
22% |
PASSED: 692 — Yes 311 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Cape May
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Middle Township |
12/19 |
Additions and renovations for high school/addition to middle school/renovations for two elementary schools and athletic field/ demolition of elementary school |
$13.04 |
17.6% |
PASSED: 1,381 — Yes 387 — No |
County: Cumberland
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Upper Deerfield |
12/14 |
New construction/renovations of three buildings |
$13.1 |
17.7% |
PASSED: 555 — Yes 195 — No |
County: Essex
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Cedar Grove |
3/14 |
Demolition of existing school/construction of new school/other facility upgrades |
$19.5 |
39% |
FAILED: 691 — Yes 2,382 — No |
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Facility upgrades throughout district |
$6.8 |
FAILED: 894 — Yes 2,155 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Gloucester
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
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Clayton |
12/12 |
Early childhood addition at elementary school/auxiliary gym at high school |
$2.6 |
10.22% |
PASSED: 254 — Yes 151 — No |
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Delsea Regional H.S. District |
3/14 |
New field house/improvements and renovations to athletic complex, fields and track/stadium lighting/replacement of bleachers |
$1.575 |
9.5% |
FAILED: 502 — Yes 553 — No |
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Delsea Regional |
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Improvements and renovations to athletic complex, fields and track/replacement of bleachers |
$1.2 |
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PASSED: 938 — Yes 703 — No |
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H.S. District |
4/18 |
In case first question failed, board also placed a second question on ballot, calling for replacement of bleachers only. (Since both questions passed, the board is only bonding the amount requested by Question I.) |
$.46 |
15.44% |
PASSED |
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Deptford |
6/27 |
New elementary school and demolition of old building/additions and renovations to four other schools |
$18.175 |
6% |
FAILED: 456 — Yes 576 — No |
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Deptford |
12/5 |
New elementary school and demolition of old building/additions and renovations to four other schools |
$18.175 |
15.81% |
PASSED: 1,419 — Yes 1,093 — No |
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Swedesboro-Woolwich |
3/28 |
10-room addition/alterations |
$2.758 |
16.3% |
PASSED: 287 — Yes 223 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Hudson
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Secaucus |
4/18 |
Additions/renovations at two elementary schools |
$6.546 |
15% |
PASSED: 947 — Yes 401 — No |
County: Hunterdon
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Additions to two elementary schools, including classrooms, computer labs, science lab, media center, kindergarten room, art/music room, guidance space, multi-purpose gym/ ADA compliance/ renovations and repairs |
$8.704 |
44% |
PASSED: 721 — Yes 306 — No |
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Bethlehem Township |
9/26 |
Addition to elementary school |
($2.642 state grant and $6.062 bond issue) |
PASSED: 609 — Yes 395 — No |
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Music room at elementary school |
PASSED: 572 — Yes 428 — No |
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Tewksbury |
9/28 |
School facility |
$8.996 |
35.3% |
PASSED: 705 — Yes 637 — No |
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Bleachers for school |
$.33 |
FAILED: 601 — Yes 723 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Mercer
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
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Ewing |
5/5 |
Additions and renovations to high school, middle school and two elementary schools |
$33.5 |
12.3% |
PASSED: 1,551 — Yes 980 — No |
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Additions (science and arts wings) and improvements to existing science and arts facilities/cafeteria expansion/new classrooms and additions at several elementary schools/bleachers, lockers |
$24.397 |
PASSED: 3,097 — Yes 2,982 — No |
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Hamilton Township |
12/12 |
Heating system upgrades/roof repairs/ furniture and equipment/improvements to various sites |
$6.266 |
11% |
PASSED: 3,306 — Yes 2,748 — No |
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Technology upgrades |
$5.078 |
FAILED: 3007 — No 3030 — Yes |
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Hopewell Valley Regional |
10/17 |
New elementary school/additions and renovations to existing elementary school and to high school |
$20.810 |
30.7% |
PASSED: 2,816 — Yes 1,485 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Middlesex
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
East Brunswick |
10/17 |
Expansion and renovation to Churchill Jr. H.S. |
$16.1 |
14.45% |
PASSED: 2,825 — Yes 1,331 — No |
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South Plainfield |
3/14 |
New school/school addition/electric upgrades |
$21 |
17.3% |
FAILED: 1,612 — Yes 1,768 — No |
County: Monmouth
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Asbury Park |
4/18 |
Improvements to high school stadium/renovation of rest rooms, locker rooms, trainers room |
$1.09 |
11% |
PASSED: 398 — Yes 271 — No |
|
Restoration of lawn irrigation system/ lighting of football stadium/construction of ticket booths |
$.295 |
PASSED: 329 — Yes 284 — No |
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Brielle |
12/12 |
Addition/renovation |
$6.916 |
41% |
PASSED: 923 — Yes 675 — No |
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NJSBA Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
Monmouth County continued
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SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Colts Neck |
3/21 |
New elementary school (pre-K to Grade 2) |
$17.735 |
43% |
PASSED: 1,423 — Yes 1,356 — No |
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Marlboro Township |
3/14 |
Two new schools (early learning center and middle school); project includes acquisition and installation of furnishings and equipment and related site work. |
$41.96 |
25.6% |
PASSED: 2,652 — Yes 2,611 — No |
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Monmouth Beach |
2/29 |
Addition/renovation |
$5.5 |
47.1% |
FAILED: 621 — Yes 667 — No |
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Monmouth Beach |
10/10 |
Addition Renovation |
$4.49 |
42.9% |
PASSED: 771 — Yes 402 — No |
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Ocean Township |
3/14 |
Fifth-grade wing/site improvements/athletic field improvements/ energy upgrade/ capital maintenance |
$11.9 |
19.6% |
FAILED: 1,495 — Yes 1,727 — No |
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Red Bank Borough |
10/10 |
Middle school renovations |
$11.275 (state grant $4.51) |
13.5% |
PASSED: 681 — Yes 187 — No |
|
Tinton Falls |
10/10 |
Additions and renovations |
$6.7 |
12% |
FAILED: 498 — Yes 713 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Morris
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Butler |
4/18 |
Acquisition of property/new field house/ improvement of high school athletic facilities |
$2.331 |
26% |
FAILED: 522 — Yes 532 — No |
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Harding Township |
2/15 |
Completion of additions and renovations to junior school, including new gym, conversion of gym to media center and media center to classrooms, ADA compliance/renovation of elementary school/upgrades to sanitary, water, drainage and fire safety systems |
$1.75 |
20% |
PASSED: 337 — Yes 225 — No |
|
Mendham Borough |
10/17 |
Renovations and addition |
$17.1 |
40% |
PASSED: 732 — Yes 642 — No |
|
Parsippany- Troy Hills |
4/18 |
Addition to middle school/renovations to several schools and to athletic facilities |
$2.8 |
16% |
PASSED: 1,189 — Yes 1,136 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Ocean
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Central Regional |
9/21 |
Renovations and additions to high school and middle school |
$19.8 |
15.91% |
PASSED: 3,635 — Yes 2,158 — No |
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Lacey Township |
12/2 |
Major addition to high school/smaller additions to three elementary schools/renovations to five buildings |
$36.797 |
26% |
PASSED: 3,001 — Yes 1,379 — No |
|
Lakewood |
2/29 |
Capital projects |
$2.494 |
14% |
PASSED: 3,923 — Yes 375 — No |
|
Pinelands Regional |
3/14 |
Addition and renovations to middle school |
$9.963 |
9% |
PASSED: 689 — Yes 475 — No |
|
Point Pleasant Beach |
5/16 |
Renovations to high school |
$8.998 |
19% |
PASSED: 432 — Yes 262 — No |
|
Toms River Regional |
12/16 |
Addition to high school, including freshman wing, new gym, special ed. Classroom and media center/addition to elementary school/renovations to both buildings including conversion of existing media centers for other uses/HVAC replacement at high school. |
$26.896 |
9.25% |
PASSED: 4,965 — Yes 1,199 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Passaic
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Lakeland Regional |
3/14 |
Technology, health and safety renovations, and facilities improvements, including roofing, water proofing, electric, and all-weather track and field lighting |
$7 |
28.4% |
FAILED: 1,749 — Yes 1,979 — No |
|
Lakeland Regional |
12/12 |
Technology infrastructure, equipment and laboratories/science and auditorium renovations/facility repairs and renovations, including roof electrical system, exterior and interior structure and ADA compliance/security and safety systems/HVAC replacement. (2 questions) |
$7 |
20.6% |
PASSED: 1,445 — Yes 1,266 — No |
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PASSED: 1,266 — Yes 1,167 — No |
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Little Falls |
12/5 |
Renovations at two elementary schools/additions and renovations to elementary school. |
$4.868 |
17.6% |
PASSED: 917 — Yes 338 — No |
|
Wayne |
12/5 |
Construction of a third middle school |
$25.484 |
16.22% |
FAILED: 2,599 — Yes 2,806 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Somerset
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Branchburg |
4/18 |
Additions to 4 schools/interior renovations/replacement of roof and flooring |
$22.135 |
28% |
PASSED: 1,242 — Yes 923 — No |
|
Bridgewater- |
2/29 |
Expansion and renovation of high school |
$20.385 |
20.37% |
PASSED: 2,601 — Yes 2,269 — No |
|
Raritan |
Improvement of athletic facilities |
$.8 |
PASSED: 2,486 — Yes 2,368 — No |
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Hillsborough |
10/3 |
Additions to high school and elementary school/renovations to middle school/roof replacement, bathroom renovations, track replacement, sprinklers, bleacher addition |
$21.5 |
20% |
PASSED: 2,556 — Yes 1,177 — No |
|
Montgomery |
10/3 |
New high school, acquisition of land, facility improvements |
$70.239 |
40.32% |
PASSED: 3,480 — Yes 1,278 — No |
|
North Plainfield |
5/16 |
Additions and renovations to elementary schools and high school |
$31.05 |
22.9% |
PASSED: 972 — Yes 744 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Sussex
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Byram |
12/12 |
New elementary school |
$10.966 |
24.1% |
PASSED: 688 — Yes 486 — No |
|
Hardyston |
12/5 |
New middle school/ renovations to existing school |
$18.08 |
31% |
PASSED: 617 — Yes 483 — No |
|
Hamburg |
9/26 |
18,871 square foot addition/renovations |
$4.776 (bond $3.075) |
21% |
PASSED: 257 — Yes 79 — No |
|
Lafayette |
12/12 |
8 classrooms and a gymnasium |
$5.9 |
25% |
PASSED: 262 — Yes 243 — No |
|
Walkill Valley Regional |
12/5 |
Addition on school (7 classrooms, 2 science rooms, large-group instruction) |
$7.65 ($4.753 local share) |
19.6% |
PASSED: 988 — Yes 795 — No |
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Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Union
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Berkeley Heights |
4/18 |
Middle school addition/elementary school elevator/roof replacement/electrical and technology upgrades at all schools/ADA compliance (rest rooms) at all schools |
$10.634 |
36% |
FAILED: 1,406 — Yes 1,548 — No |
|
Berkeley Heights |
10/5 |
Middle school addition/upgrades at each school/roof at high school/ADA compliance |
$6.239 |
42% |
PASSED: 2,128 — Yes 1,367 — No |
|
Clark |
12/12 |
Additions to 2 elementary schools/renovations to 2 elementary schools and middle school/extensive renovations to high school |
$21.551 |
30% |
FAILED: 1,427 — Yes 1,447 — No |
|
Roselle |
12/12 |
New elementary school needed to address overcrowding |
$13.3 |
8.27% |
FAILED: 374 — Yes 514 — No |
|
Scotch Plains- Fanwood |
12/12 |
Renovations and/or additions to all schools |
$35.729 |
25% |
PASSED: 3,399 — Yes 1,466 — No |
|
Springfield |
12/12 |
Track and field rehabilitation project |
$3.4 |
12.8% |
FAILED: 587 — Yes 597 — No |
|
Westfield |
12/12 |
55,000 square-foot addition to high school/renovations to high school/4,500 square-foot locker room complex at football stadium |
$21.495 |
17% |
PASSED: 2,564 — Yes 742 — No |
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New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
January — December 2000
County: Warren
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
DATE |
PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (in millions) |
VOTER TURNOUT |
RESULTS |
|
Franklin Township |
9/26 |
Renovation, site work, roof improvements, upgrade technology infrastructure and electric service, furniture |
$4.62 |
27.6% |
PASSED: 253 — Yes 177 — No |
|
Greenwich Township |
12/12 |
Construct, furnish and equip addition to Greenwich Elementary School |
$5.784 |
24.5% |
PASSED: 424 — Yes 241 — No |
|
Hackettstown |
12/12 |
Classroom addition, new gymnasium, extensive renovation to high school |
$6.96 |
25.4% |
PASSED: 804 — Yes 456 — No |
|
Lopatcong Township |
4/18 |
Construction of a grade 5-8 middle school |
$16.883 |
28.6% |
PASSED: 602 — Yes 369 — No |
|
Oxford Township |
12/12 |
Renovations and additions to Oxford Central School |
$4.905 |
30% |
PASSED: 217 — Yes 182 — No |
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