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Galloway superintendent declines state one‑time tax‑levy option; district presented balanced budget
Summary
Superintendent Santelli told the board the state offered a one‑time option that could add roughly $7.5 million to local spending but said the administration would not recommend using that measure because it would shift cost to local taxpayers and require drawing remaining bank cap funds.
GALLOWAY TWP., N.J. — Superintendent Santelli told the Galloway Township Board of Education on April 14 that the state offered districts a one‑time tax‑levy option that would allow Galloway Township Public School District to increase its local levy without a public referendum. Santelli said the district considered the option but will not recommend it to the board because doing so would increase the local tax burden and would first require use of remaining bank cap funds.
“The information came. I can’t stand here and say that I don’t certainly want certain resources, but I can tell you that we did our due diligence and…
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