Tuesday, March 10, 2009

RESULTS OF SPECIAL SCHOOL B.O.E. $70,000,000 BOND REFERENDUM

THESE RESULTS DO NOT INCLUDE ABSENTEE VOTES.

RESULTS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE WINSLOW TOWNSHIP OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK.


YES 638* NO 2012*


*Details available at this time.

*Details do NOT include absentee votes.


WARD 1 YES 121 NO 723
WARD 2 YES 225 NO 681
WARD 3 YES 104 NO 158
WARD 4 YES 188 NO 450

*TOTALS: YES 638 NO 2012


Please note:
This special B.O.E. election-ballot question cost the taxpayers of Winslow Township roughly $20,000. In lieu of having this ballot question posed during the normal and upcoming April Board of Education election.

The next time the Board of Education can hold another special election is in September. Will the B.O.E. waste another $20,000. of our money in September because the vote was so close?



Tuesday, March 03, 2009

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUM EQUALS SUBSTANTIAL TAX INCREASE FOR THIRTY YEARS.

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Please note: The dollar figures in this chart represent the estimated tax increase JUST FOR THIS BOND. And will be added to your tax bill for the next THIRTY YEARS! Any other possible "normal" increases will be in addition to these figures. Plus any increases that might be imposed by other taxing agencies. Such as Winslow Municipal Local Purpose Tax, Fire District Tax , Camden County Tax, Camden County Library Tax, and Camden County Open Space Tax. All of which combined make up your property tax bill.

YOUR VOTING LOCATION MAY HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR THIS BOND REFERENDUM VOTE.



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Please note that your voting location may NOT be the same location as where you voted in the November General Election. If you have previously voted in a location other than a school building, including any fire hall, Senior Citizen Center, Municipal Building, Board of Education Building, Fountains at Cedar Parke, Edgewood Acres Community Center, and The Meeting House at Wilton's Corner, your voting location has been changed for this election. Please see the chart above.

Winslow Township Board of Education is holding bond referendum open houses to answer your questions.

March 4, 2009 at School #3 7:00-9:00 P.M. (Snow date march 5)

March 7, 2009 Winslow Township High School 10:00 A.M. -12:00 Noon (Snow date March 9, 2009 7:00-9:00 P.M.)