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Hopewell Valley board weighs referendum options as inter-municipal lawsuit clouds $16.1 million offset
Summary
The district's finance and facilities committee outlined four referendum options to address urgent building needs and two elementary additions; the proposed package may be larger than planned after one municipality continues litigation, putting a previously pledged $16.1 million at risk.
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education’s finance and facilities committee updated the full board on a facilities referendum that would fund urgent infrastructure repairs and two elementary additions.
Committee leaders outlined four options under consideration: (1) one all-inclusive ballot question combining infrastructure repairs and building additions; (2) two separate questions — one for critical building repairs (state-aid eligible) and a separate one for additions (no state aid) with the second contingent on passage of the first; (3) a single-question limited to repairs (no additions); and (4) no referendum.
Finance officials and the committee warned…
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