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NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Frank Belluscio (fbelluscio@njsba.org) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Updated... Voters to Decide $241 Million in School Construction Tuesday TRENTON, December 3, 2008—Voters in 20 school districts will decide more than $241 million in school construction on Tuesday, the New Jersey School Boards Association reported today. Of the total amount requested, state school-construction aid would cover $65 million. In addition, several proposals include installing solar panels, and those projects are eligible for at least $2.3 million in state grants to promote clean energy. December 9 is the final date that a school board can hold a referendum in 2008. So far, voters approved 38 percent of the $417.7 million requested in the 30 previous school-construction proposals this year – the lowest approval rate for proposed construction spending since NJSBA began tracking school referendums a dozen years ago. There are five specific dates a year on which a board of education may schedule a school election. The next date on which a school board may schedule a bond referendum question is Jan. 22, 2009. A list of Tuesday’s school construction proposals is below. New Jersey School Construction Referendum STATEWIDE Total amount requested – $241,213,761 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $65,291,656
ATLANTIC COUNTY Greater Egg Harbor Regional Install solar panels at Absegami High School Total amount – $3,320,000 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,925,192 New Jersey Clean Energy Program grant – $966,374
Hammonton Renovations to the Warren E. Sooy Elementary School Total amount – $13,680,341 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $5,488,047
BERGEN COUNTY Northern Highlands Regional Replace emergency generators and boilers at high school Total amount – $1,397,080 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $558,832
Upper Saddle River Roof repairs, solar panels and renovations to the Cavallini School; renovations to the Bogert and Reynolds schools Total amount – $3,563,430 Amount eligible for sate reimbursement – $1,092,904 New Jersey Clean Energy Program grant – $87,000
BURLINGTON COUNTY Delran Township Additions and renovations to the Delran High and Middle schools; renovations to elementary and intermediate school Total amount – $25,858,780 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $5,727,695
Lumberton Township Renovations to the middle school and three elementary schools; install solar panels Total amount – $14,996,439 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $6,375,433
Palmyra Additions and renovations to the Palmyra High School; renovations to two elementary schools; install solar panels Total amount – $9,883,019 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $3,843,208
MIDDLESEX COUNTY Edison Township Additions and renovations to two elementary schools and an intermediate school; construct a new elementary school Total amount – $57,790,936 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $11,009,173
Sayreville Completion of a high school expansion and renovation project previously approved by voters in April 2005 Total amount – $2,200,000
MONMOUTH COUNTY Brielle Renovations to the Brielle Elementary School Total amount – $975,890 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $390,356
OCEAN COUNTY Brick Township Install solar panels at the high school Total amount – $4,775,782 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,910,313 New Jersey Clean Energy Program grant – $1,250,000
Lacey Township Install solar panels at six schools; additional renovations to two schools Total amount – $19,806,000 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $7,922,400
Manchester Township Renovations to five schools including roof repairs, athletic fields and turf, solar, safety issues, etc., and an addition and renovations to the board of education building Total amount – $15,272,784 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $2,620,810
Southern Regional Renovations and additions to the high school and the transportation/maintenance building; renovations to the middle school, technology building and administration building Total amount – $6,699,770 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $2,238,217 Stafford Township Renovations to the elementary and middle schools, including HVAC, roof and parking lot improvements. Total amount – $5,717,131 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $2,286,852
PASSAIC COUNTY West Paterson Proposal 1: Renovations to Passaic Valley Regional High School Total amount – $6,788,040 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $2,715,216
Proposal 2 (contingent upon passage of Proposal 1): Install artificial turf and lighting at Passaic Valley Regional High School Total amount – $1,725,295
SALEM COUNTY Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Construct a new middle school Total amount – $27,986,344 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $2,747,449
SUSSEX COUNTY Hardyston Township Replace roof at Hardyston Middle School Total amount – $1,732,500
UNION COUNTY Kenilworth Proposal 1: Renovations to middle/high school and elementary school, including roof repair, HVAC, safety upgrades and windows Total amount – $13,900,000 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $5,560,000
Proposal 2 (contingent upon passage of Proposal 1): Install artificial turf and grass practice; renovate sidewalks Total amount – $1,835,000 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $137,300
WARREN COUNTY Oxford Township Renovations to elementary school, including solar panels, safety upgrades, roof replacement, etc. Total amount – $1,309,200 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $742,259
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