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Voters to Decide Nearly $70 million in School Construction on April 20

TRENTON, April 13, 2010 —Voters in seven New Jersey school districts will act on $69.9 million in proposed school construction during the April 20 Annual School Election, the New Jersey School Boards Association reported today.

The Annual School Election is the date when voters in 90 percent of New Jersey school districts elect school board members and vote on their districts’ annual budgets. The Annual School Election is one of five dates a year on which school boards can propose referendum questions on construction projects. The remaining dates for school bond elections this year are Sept. 28 and Dec. 14.

Of the total amount that is being requested on April 20, nearly $24 million would qualify for state funds, either through one-time school-construction grants, annual “debt service aid” payments to school districts, or rebates through the state’s Clean Energy program.

Details of the school construction proposals are below.

New Jersey School Construction Referendums
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

STATEWIDE

Total amount requested – $69,917,338

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $23,962,424 (may include up-front school-construction grants, annual payments of debt service aid, or Clean Energy rebates)

BURLINGTON COUNTY

Springfield Township

Proposal 1: Renovations to the Springfield Township Elementary School.

Total amount – $3,070,055

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,228,022

Proposal 2 (contingent upon passage of Proposal 1): Install solar panels and air conditioning at Springfield Township Elementary School.

Total amount – $2,550,000

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,020,000

CAMDEN COUNTY

Lawnside

Construct an addition of two pre-kindergarten classrooms, and elementary school renovations

Total amount – $7,316,793

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $4,416,793

ESSEX COUNTY

Bloomfield

Improvements to athletic field

Total amount – $2,914,160

(Not eligible for state reimbursement)

HUNTERDON COUNTY

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional

Renovations to two schools, including new roofs, ADA compliance, science labs, restrooms, HVAC, and/or asbestos abatement

Total amount – $17,496,672

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $6,998,668

Tewksbury Township

Renovations to Old Turnpike Middle School, including roof and boiler replacement, HVAC, lights, security, doors, accessibility, and sidewalks

Total amount – $4,056,191

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $1,622,476

OCEAN COUNTY

Brick Township

Install solar panels at high school and two middle schools

Total amount – $8,541,395

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $3,416,558

UNION COUNTY

Union Township

Demolish and reconstruct a major portion of Central Five School, and renovations to remaining portion of school

Total amount – $23,972,072

Amount eligible for state reimbursement – $5,259,907

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.