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Millville Board accepts $1.528M IDEA grant, approves SJ Gas payment plan and other finance items
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the board accepted IDEA Basic funds of $1,528,348 and IDEA Preschool $35,226, acknowledged participation in the Community Eligibility Provision for free meals, approved a deferred payment plan with SJ Gas for $116,060.53 and a variety of banking, contracting and grant applications.
The Millville Board of Education on Aug. 25 approved several finance and facilities items: acceptance of federal IDEA funds (IDEA Basic $1,528,348 and IDEA Preschool $35,226) for fiscal year 2025–26, acknowledgment of participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students, authorization for redemption of a Certificate of Deposit at Newfield National Bank and re‑depositing at OceanFirst Bank, the acceptance of a deferred payment agreement with SJ Gas for $116,060.53 (to be paid at $879.25 per month over 132 months), and approval of multiple grant applications including RISE ($50,000), COACH ($150,000, year 1 of 5), and LIFT ($60,000).
Finance committee chair Mike Beatty summarized construction updates (Holly Heights delays; Rieck Avenue vestibule and partial roof replacement complete) and reviewed transportation contracts and third‑party engineering services. The board approved OceanFirst as the district banking institution and approved third‑party engineering services with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. The board also approved transportation route additions and cooperative contracts through the Cumberland County Regional Cooperative.
The motion to approve Finance & Facilities items 18A–18W (which encompassed the items above and the Chromebook procurement documented separately in Item 18I) was made by Mr. Whilden and seconded by Ms. McCarron and carried by roll call; the minutes record select abstentions by Ms. McCarron on items 18O–18R.
Questions from the public included whether leftover food under the CEP would be handled differently and whether the district would pay additional amounts to rectify previously disputed gas billing; the minutes record the questions but do not record detailed fiscal responses beyond the items approved on the agenda.
