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P.O. Box 909 ● Trenton, NJ 08605-0909 ● Phone: 609.695.7600 ● Fax: 609.695.0413 ● Web: www.njsba.org/PI |
TRENTON, March 11, 2009—Tuesday’s school-construction vote appeared to reflect concerns over the economy, as voters passed only one of the five referendum questions on the ballot, the New Jersey School Boards Association reported today. Voters in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, approved a $2.8 million school renovation project. Voters rejected a total of $138.6 million in proposed school construction in four other communities: Edgewater in Bergen County; Winslow Township in Camden County; Manchester Township in Ocean County; and the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District in Salem County. School boards may schedule bond referendums on five specific dates a year. The next date that school board may place a school-construction question on the ballot is the Annual School Election, on April 21. During the Annual School Election, voters also act on proposed school district operating budgets and elect board of education members. Results of Tuesday’s school construction proposals are below.
New Jersey School Construction Referendum Results STATEWIDE Total amount approved – $2,821,375 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,442,572
BERGEN COUNTY Edgewater - Rejected Construct an early childhood learning center; install solar panels at the Eleanor Van Gelder School Total amount – $30,478,400 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,371,110
CAMDEN COUNTY Winslow Township - Rejected Construct a new elementary school; additions and renovations to four elementary schools; renovations to two elementary schools, the middle school and high school Total amount – $69,995,816 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $23,797,613
CUMBERLAND COUNTY Hopewell Township - Passed Renovations to the Hopewell Crest Elementary School, including installation of HVAC and solar Total amount – $2,821,375 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,442,572
OCEAN COUNTY Manchester Township - Both Rejected Proposal 1: Renovations to the middle school and high school, three elementary schools, and the board office building; acquire school buses; install solar panels at high school Total amount – $9,997,387 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $2,620,313
Proposal 2: Install synthetic turf at high school athletic complex Total amount – $1,147,215 (Not eligible for state reimbursement)
SALEM COUNTY Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional - Rejected Construct a new middle school Total amount – $26,986,344 Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $2,747,449 ********
The New Jersey School Boards Association, a federation of district boards of education, advocates the interests of school districts, trains local school board members, and provides resources for the advancement of public education.
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