A special school election will be held on Tuesday, December 10 from 6am to 8pm at Lincoln Middle School and the Dunellen Firehouse. On the ballot is only one public question, whether or not to allow the Dunellen Board of Education (BOE) to undertake the renovation and upgrades of Dunellen’s three schools, and expend and issue bonds to the amount not to exceed $23,800,000.00 in order to fund the project. Approval of the question would permit using up $5,827,996 of the $10,322,280 borrowing margin of the Borough of Dunellen. If the proposal passes, the State of New Jersey would also provide debt service aid to cover 57.03% of the total project’s cost of $31.3million. Promotional materials posted on the Dunellen school district’s website encouraging the approval of the proposed funding strategy tout “zero tax impact for the construction and renovations.” Continue Reading →
