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Residents urge Cranford committee to extend Birchwood pilot payments to avoid school cuts
Summary
Public commenters told the Township Committee that discontinuing Birchwood pilot funding, which currently provides about $500,000 in shared payments, would force the Board of Education to cut staff and programs. Committee members said they have met with the Board and are discussing options but made no commitment at the meeting.
At the Township Committee meeting on March 25, public commenters urged the committee to extend the Birchwood pilot funding arrangement with the Cranford Board of Education, warning that discontinuing the payments would force the school district to cut staff and programs.
Lisa Carbone, a former member of the Cranford Board of Education, said the five-year pilot agreement was intended to offset costs associated with school-age students from the Birchwood development and that the agreement had been budgeted into the board’s planning. Carbone said the final pilot agreement had been five years at a 55% share to the school and that there was no expectation among board…
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