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Berkeley Heights superintendent urges voters to back March 10 referendum to fund $50 million in school upgrades
Summary
Superintendent Kim Feltree released a video urging Berkeley Heights voters to approve a two-question referendum on March 10, 2026, saying $16.8 million in state debt-service aid would support about $50 million in renovations while reducing the district’s local cost to about $33.5 million if both questions pass.
Superintendent Kim Feltree outlined in a video message that the Berkeley Heights School District is asking residents to vote on a two-question referendum on March 10, 2026, to finance upgrades across the district’s six schools.
Feltree said the referendum is timed to take advantage of $16,800,000 in state debt-service aid already approved for the district. “An added benefit is that through the referendum, the district has been approved for $16,800,000 of debt service aid,” she said, adding that the aid would help the district complete roughly $50,000,000 of essential projects with an estimated local cost of $33,500,000 if both questions are approved.
The superintendent framed the request…
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