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Residents urge Edison school board to cancel $9 million Talmage purchase, citing missing plan and wetland risks
Summary
Dozens of residents told the Edison Township Board of Education they oppose the proposed $9 million purchase of the Talmage property, saying there is no finalized feasibility study, no verified energy-savings model for the ESIP claim, and potential wetlands/environmental restrictions that make the deal risky.
At a packed May board meeting, dozens of Edison residents urged the Edison Township Board of Education to cancel a proposed $9 million purchase of the Talmage property, calling the deal premature and financially risky.
"This proposal has no plan, no feasibility study, no defined educational outcome," said Sagurika Katiala, an Edison resident, during the public-comment period. Katiala told the board the land purchase cannot be justified as an Energy Savings Improvement Program (ESIP) project because, she said, land purchases do not generate the verified energy savings ESIP requires.
Multiple speakers raised similar themes: lack of a finalized energy-savings projection, absence of a full financing model, use of restricted capital-reserve funds without a fully defined project, and unanswered questions about…
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