Cranbury voters approved the $14.8 million school budget

[Guest]

Cranbury voters approved the $14.8 million school budget, which includes a 7.04-cent tax increase, and elected each Joan Rue, Lynne Schwarz, and Bill Schraudenbach to three-year terms.

Voters approved the district's $14.8 million school budget by a 2-to-1 ratio on Tuesday and re-elected three incumbents to serve on the school board.

The budget, which includes $13.8 million tax levy, was approved 291-135 while Joan Rue received 332 votes, Lynne Schwarz 356 votes and Bill Schraudenbach 338. Each will serve a three-year term.

The budget includes a 7.04-cent tax rate increase, raising last year's rate of $2.182 per $100 of assessed valuation, to $2.252. The owner of a house assessed at the township average of $225,000 will pay $5,067 in school taxes, a $158 increase from the current year.

Voter turnout was low, with only 17 percent of the town's 2,451 registered voters going to the polls. However, it was higher than last year when only 15 percent of those registered cast votes.

(more...)