Tuesday, January 20, 2009

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT DISTRIBUTES NEWSLETTER RE: BOND REFERENDUM; BUT PROVIDES NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE $70,000,000. COST.




ABOVE IS THE FRONT AND BACK SIDE OF A SPECIAL NEWSLETTER RELEASED YESTERDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009, BY THE WINSLOW TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UNOFFICIALLY WINSLOW HAS LEARNED THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS PROJECT IS $70,000,000+- (SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS !).
YOU MAY CLICK ANYWHERE ON THE NEWSLETTER TO ENLARGE THE TEXT, AND/OR CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTER FRIENDLY COPY.

A SPECIAL ELECTION, BOND REFERENDUM BALLOT QUESTION, WILL BE POSED TO THE TAX PAYERS OF WINSLOW TOWNSHIP ON MARCH 10, 2009. BE SURE TO CAST YOUR VOTE!

UNOFFICIALLY WINSLOW HAS PREVIOUSLY ASKED WINSLOW TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION, UNDER THE OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, FOR FINANCIAL DETAILS AND AND THE COST TO THE TAX PAYERS OF WINSLOW TOWNSHIP.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S REPLY INDICATED THAT FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE TAX PAYER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RECEIVES FINANCIAL DATA FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. NOR WAS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ABLE TO PROVIDE THE ACTUAL BALLOT QUESTION THAT WILL BE POSED IN A FEW WEEKS TO THE TAX PAYERS AND RESIDENTS OF WINSLOW TOWNSHIP.

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GORDON SUNKETT, VICE PRESIDENT OF WINSLOW TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION, ADDRESSES THE MAYOR AND TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE RE: USE OF LOCAL VENDORS.

Click here for a list of local to Winslow vendors, businesses and professional service providers contracted by the Township of Winslow for the period of January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008 totaling $981,647.25.

Click here for the actual open public records, provided by Winslow Township under the Open Public Records Act, for documentation of local vendors, businesses, and professional service providers.

Monday, January 12, 2009

WHERE WILL THE $70,000,000. COME FROM?

Winslow Township school administration is scheduled to make a presentation explaining the school district's intentions of building a new school and expanding all the existing school buildings to the Winslow Township Planning Board.




WHEN: THURSDAY JANUARY 15, 2008 (This Thursday)
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Court Room; Winslow Township Municipal Building.

A special school election has been scheduled for March 10, 2009. Which will ask the voting public to approve a $70,000,000. bond (loan) to finance this project.

UNofficially Winslow has requested open public records, using the OPRA act, for details of this project and how it will affect the taxpayer of Winslow Township.
Additional information will be posted when available (Shortly).