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South Plainfield board votes to request state permission to raise tax levy for 2025-26
Summary
The South Plainfield Board of Education approved a resolution to ask the New Jersey Commissioner of Education for permission to raise the local tax levy to the maximum allowable for the 2025-26 school year after a reported $1.6 million drop in state aid; board members voted on the measure by roll call.
The South Plainfield Board of Education voted on April 4 to adopt a resolution requesting permission from the New Jersey Commissioner of Education to raise the district—s property tax levy to the maximum allowable amount for the 2025-26 school year.
District officials told the board the request is prompted by a roughly $1,600,000 reduction in state aid under the current state funding formula, combined with rising costs for salaries and employee health benefits that exceed the 2% tax levy cap. "Because we are unable to raise the amount of money the state calculates that the school district must…
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