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Edison board votes to submit preliminary FY2027 budget after tense public comment on 11.9% levy increase
Summary
The board voted to submit a preliminary FY2027 budget with an estimated 11.9% increase in the tax levy; residents criticized the process and demanded line‑item detail while administrators cited state aid reductions, an enrollment decline of 778 students and attrition-driven staffing changes to close gaps.
The Edison Township Board of Education voted to submit a preliminary FY2027 budget to the Middlesex County superintendent after a heated public comment period in which residents pressed for more detail and warned of impacts on staffing and services.
The district’s business administrator said the FY2027 operating fund is estimated at $364,000,000 and that taxes to be raised are approximately $263,000,000 — a year‑over‑year increase of about $28,000,000. "The percentage increase on the FY '27 budget, compared to 2026, is about 11.9%," the business administrator said during the presentation.
Board members moved and seconded a motion to submit the preliminary budget; the roll call recorded six yes votes and two no votes and the motion…
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