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[quote="anon-opr0"][quote="Guest"]In NJ if the school budget fails to pass it goes to the township committee to review. The township committee (hopefully in consultation with the school board) may cut some budget items or simply approve the budget as originally presented.[/quote] School Board budgets aren't voted on by taxpayers any more. Haven't been for about a decade. So they are whatever the school board decides they are subject to an annual cap on the increase. The recent vote wasn't for the school budget. It was for the issuance of special bonds for long term debt.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-np2q</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Dec 29 2021, 6:26 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">What's the problem here, you pay too much in taxes? <br /> <br />Or are you just complaining to complain?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-7666</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Dec 29 2021, 9:27 am EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Correction to the above poster, you have to understand that your taxes mostly go to unfunded state mandates and after that there isn’t much left for even toilet paper. <br /> <br />For example, every town since the 60’s has had to pay for an elevator inspector even though the township had no elevators until the 1980’s.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-8nro</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Dec 29 2021, 9:18 am EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">You have to understand that your Taxes go for Township employees payroll and pensions, there isn't anything left after that so Bonds are necessary.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-opr0</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun, Dec 19 2021, 2:08 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">In NJ if the school budget fails to pass it goes to the township committee to review. The township committee (hopefully in consultation with the school board) may cut some budget items or simply approve the budget as originally presented.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />School Board budgets aren't voted on by taxpayers any more. Haven't been for about a decade. So they are whatever the school board decides they are subject to an annual cap on the increase. The recent vote wasn't for the school budget. It was for the issuance of special bonds for long term debt.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun, Dec 19 2021, 12:49 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">In NJ if the school budget fails to pass it goes to the township committee to review. The township committee (hopefully in consultation with the school board) may cut some budget items or simply approve the budget as originally presented.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-ro3o</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2021, 10:48 am EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>anon-opr0 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>It's all tax $$-s02s wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Matching funds still come from taxes. Nothing is free!</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />The matching funds is money Cranbury taxpayers already paid out to the State that goes to other communities if it doesn't go to us. It's not like the State takes less from us if they don't fund the project. They just give it to someone else. We're already subsidizing other townships and school districts. This would just mean we subsidize them a little less and ourselves a little more.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />There are grants available. If we don't take the money when it's available, it will go somewhere else. Us not taking free money will not reduce your taxes.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-opr0</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon, Dec 13 2021, 3:29 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>It's all tax $$-s02s wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Matching funds still come from taxes. Nothing is free!</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />The matching funds is money Cranbury taxpayers already paid out to the State that goes to other communities if it doesn't go to us. It's not like the State takes less from us if they don't fund the project. They just give it to someone else. We're already subsidizing other townships and school districts. This would just mean we subsidize them a little less and ourselves a little more.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>It's all tax $$-s02s</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon, Dec 13 2021, 2:41 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Matching funds still come from taxes. Nothing is free!</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-ro3o</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon, Dec 13 2021, 9:32 am EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">How much in matching $$$ will be lost if the vote in no?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>6 days to go to vote-1qq3</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Dec 8 2021, 5:56 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">6 days to go to vote no!</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-non5</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun, Nov 21 2021, 6:59 am EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">If the budget fails it does not stop all the work. This is not all or nothing. Just like in DC. The vote is no, the BOE goes back and cuts all the extras. Then presents a proposal for the key items. Plus, given construction costs and inflation now is not the time to do any building anyway.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest 12438-psor</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Nov 20 2021, 9:04 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I’ve lived in town longer than most, and I have always supported a school budget targeted towards instructional expenses. The school cafeteria and kitchen are totally outdated, and I can go along with improvements to classrooms and technical advancements. I am very disappointed in the school board for including the performance arts “center” in this referendum. The cost is expected to be more than half of the estimated $18 million. This should have been a separate expense consideration, in my opinion.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-7666</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Nov 19 2021, 2:30 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I have lived here for 30 years. I wonder if they consider the school events like PTO and Board of Ed. It used to be the TC would have 2-3 mtgs a year there and candidates night. The school charges for custodial staff so people are not paying for that. In the 300 number could it be those who also wanted the room and then found it too costly? <br /> <br />If the room is that used then why did the library need to have a community space?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-opr0</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Nov 19 2021, 11:48 am EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>anon-00q5 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Anon-s288 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>anon-41rn wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I think people are confusing wants and needs. Not all spending is a want and not all spending is a need. And most in support have kids in the school and moved here for the school... <br /> <br />People will still move here for the school because we have a small school system, Princeton and good teachers....</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />1. "Your position implies Cranbury should just remain status quo..." <br /> <br />2. "It is well established people move to this town for the school district... The teachers , curriculum and offerings are what make it very attractive, not because we have a small school system." <br /> <br />3. "Indicating the school hasn’t been transparent on what the estimated tax will be is not accurate, it has been publicized." <br /> <br />4. "There have been several comments on this thread about the large group room, concluding the room sits empty or not used by the community. To my knowledge, the room is regularly..." <br /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />4. Differences of opinion based on different expectations. If the large group room was sold to the community as more than it has become because of restricted use, then maybe you can understand why people are skeptical of some parts of the new proposed spending.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />This question came up in one of the public hearings. The school said its had over 300 requests to use their facilities from Township organizations and didn't deny any of them. <br /> <br />If it's true, someone should be able to post specific examples of requests. that were. denied in recent history. If they don't, it seems like it's one of those false rumors people throw around.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Vote NO-s02s</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Nov 18 2021, 3:22 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Almost time to vote down this ridiculous spending plan! Help keep Cranbury taxes in check!</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>anon-00q5</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Oct 13 2021, 10:54 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Taxes</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Anon-s288 wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>anon-41rn wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I think people are confusing wants and needs. Not all spending is a want and not all spending is a need. And most in support have kids in the school and moved here for the school... <br /> <br />People will still move here for the school because we have a small school system, Princeton and good teachers....</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />1. "Your position implies Cranbury should just remain status quo..." <br /> <br />2. "It is well established people move to this town for the school district... The teachers , curriculum and offerings are what make it very attractive, not because we have a small school system." <br /> <br />3. "Indicating the school hasn’t been transparent on what the estimated tax will be is not accurate, it has been publicized." <br /> <br />4. "There have been several comments on this thread about the large group room, concluding the room sits empty or not used by the community. To my knowledge, the room is regularly..." <br /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />1. You start by completely mischaracterizing the other person's post. No cool. <br /> <br />2. You seem to both vehemently agree that people move here for the school because it is small and has good teachers and curriculum. <br /> <br />3. You're right. the school has been open about the costs. <br /> <br />4. Differences of opinion based on different expectations. If the large group room was sold to the community as more than it has become because of restricted use, then maybe you can understand why people are skeptical of some parts of the new proposed spending.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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