Woodbridge mayor: new school construction cleared state hurdle; local finance board approval pending
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Mayor John McCormack told the Woodbridge Board of Education the township cleared a State House Commission hurdle for a planned new school and must still obtain local finance board approval to use a pilot from the 'Metro FARC' project for financing.
Mayor John McCormack told the Woodbridge Township Board of Education at its Jan. 6, 2026 reorganization meeting that the township has cleared a State House Commission hurdle and is awaiting one remaining approval from the local finance board to finance a planned new school.
“We have a great relationship with the board of ed in the township... We got through a big hurdle a month ago down in Trenton with the State House Commission,” McCormack said, adding that the township needs the local finance board’s sign-off to use a pilot from the "Metro FARC" project to pay for the new school.
McCormack described the planned school as serving an area that “very sorely needs a school,” and called the project "exciting" and "terrific." The mayor said the township will continue to work with the board and administrative staff as the financing process proceeds.
No formal vote or resolution regarding school financing occurred at the Jan. 6 meeting. The mayor’s remarks were presented as an informational update; the transcript does not record a separate presentation packet or dollar amounts for the project.
The board did not take action on financing during the session; the mayor’s comments indicate a next procedural step is an approval decision by the local finance board.