School Budget Referendum and Voting Guide

Polls will open at 7 a.m. Wednesday in Haddonfield and across the state to vote on school budgets, candidates and other spending referendums in some towns. There are no additional spending referendums on the ballot in Haddonfield. The polls will close at 9 p.m.

Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5 will vote at the Middle School , 5 Lincoln Ave. Districts 2 and 10 will vote at the Tatem School, 1 Glover Ave. Districts 6 and 7 will vote at the Haddon School, 501 W. Redman Ave. Districts 8 and 9 will vote at the Lutheran Church, 204 Wayne Ave.

The $31.9 million budget will either be approved or rejected by voters. If approved, the tax and spending plan will be implemented. If rejected, it will go to the borough Board of Commissioners for review, which could result in a reduction in the tax levy and most likely a reduction in spending.

The budget includes a 2-percent increase to Haddonfield taxpayers, the maximum allowed under a new state-mandated cap.

This means residents with a home valued at the borough average of $491,000 will pay an additional $140 in school taxes annually. The typical homeower paid $7,000 annually in school taxes last year. The new tax rate, if the budget is approved, will be $1.44 per $100 of assessed property value, a 2-cent increase.

The four board members running for reelection, Drew Hansen, Dennis Kelleher, Glenn Moramarco and Heather Paoli, all voted for the budget, as did the other five board members.

Hansen, Moramarco and Paoli are running for full, three-year terms and Kelleher is running for an unexpired, one-year term.  Board member are not paid and receive no other compensation.