About $135.1 million in construction projects were approved by voters in five districts during school elections on Tuesday, of which about $31.9 million is expected to be paid for by the state. Residents in two other districts rejected nearly $36.5 million worth of projects.
Below are the unofficial results, as reported by local county clerk’s offices, and state contribution levels as reported by the New Jersey School Boards Association.
Approved projects:
Clinton-Glen Gardner School District (Hunterdon County): Redesign media center, plus security and other updates. (Total cost: $985,000 / State funds: $394,000)
Clinton voters:
Yes – 162 (81.41%)
No – 37 (18.59%)
Glen Gardner voters:
Yes – 71 (77.17%)
No – 21 (22.83%)
Hazlet (Monmouth County): Improvements to eight buildings, including new HVAC, roof replacements and safety measures. (Total cost: $43,667,516 / State funds: $17,467,006)
Yes – 1,139 (75.98%)
No – 360 (24.02%)
Millstone Township (Monmouth County): Roof work at two schools. (Total cost: $2,938,442 / State funds: $1,040,000)
Yes – 222 (69.81%)
No – 96 (30.19%)
North Brunswick (Middlesex County): New school on land to be acquired, plus alterations and improvements at Linwood School. (Total cost: $77,348,000 / State funds: $8,921,775)
Yes – 1,807 (52.30%)
No – 1,648 (47.70%)
Stafford Township (Ocean County): Renovations and improvements to five schools. (Total cost: $10,139,396 / State funds: $4,055,759)
Yes – 1,227 (66.94%)
No – 606 (33.06%)
Unapproved projects:
Alexandria Township (Hunterdon County): Addition and renovations at Alexandria Middle School to convert it to a pre-K through 8th grade campus. (Total cost: $8,273,089 / State funds: $1,663,537)
Yes – 154 (18.08%)
No – 698 (81.92%)
Shrewsbury (Monmouth County): Four ballot questions concerning additions, renovations and improvements at Shrewsbury Elementary, plus land acquisition. (Total cost: $28,181,840 / State funds: $7,191,712)
Voters rejected all four questions, none of which received more than 38 percent support.