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Lawrence Township board approves referendum resolutions, sets community forums
Summary
The Lawrence Township Board of Education voted to file referendum questions and accept preliminary eligible costs from the state, beginning the district's bond referendum process and scheduling community forums in January and February.
The Lawrence Township Board of Education voted to file a bond referendum question with Mercer County and to accept the state's preliminary eligible costs, formal steps that put a March school construction referendum on the ballot.
Board Secretary Tom Eldridge said the district received more state aid than anticipated and reiterated that "the only way Lawrence Township Public Schools receives assistance from the state is through debt service aid," adding that "to receive debt service aid, you must bond." He told the board a successful vote would allow the district to raise funds through bonding to carry out a facility-focused educational program.
The board…
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