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Lawrence Township board weighs facilities referendum as residents press for more bus service
Summary
Board members said a referendum project has been submitted to the state for review; no vote was taken. Residents urged the board to add neighborhood bus service and a shuttle to shorten unsafe walking routes to Lawrence Intermediate School; the district said it will run shuttles and follow up with families.
Lawrence Township’s Board of Education discussed next steps on a proposed facilities referendum and fielded public pleas for more student bus service at its Sept. 11 meeting, but took no vote on the referendum. Board officials said they have submitted the project to the New Jersey Department of Education for evaluation of state aid and will bring a resolution to the board in November once state estimates arrive.
Resident Ken Kiernan criticized the referendum’s scale during public comment, telling the board: "$98,500,000 referendum. Let that sink in." Kiernan said township population and school enrollment figures cited on the district’s…
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