Amid Allegations of Push Polls, BOE Approves Bancroft Bond Language
Haddonfield BOE beats the deadline for a Jan. 22 bond referendum.
The Haddonfield Board of Education unanimously approved final language for a $12.5 million bond referendum in a sometimes raucous public meeting Thursday night at the high school library. The action clears the way for a Jan. 22 bond referendum for the purchase of the 19-acre Bancroft property adjacent to the high school. The joint purchase by the school board and the borough has been a lightning rod for criticism about the costs and priorities of the BOE and borough. The plan is to pair the $12.5 million bond with at least $3.5 million in state, county and local open-space funds for the purchase. With the passage, the board met a Dec. 13 deadline for the language to be forwarded to the state Department of Education for approval. Bancroft …
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12:58 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Finally. Someone has the sense to recognize that this whole turf thing is not the bigger issue. Why is it that that is the biggest topic of conversation. Yes, turf is the better alternative for us to maximize use and relieve the problems we have on our fields across town. No turf is not going to give us cancer and cause us knee problems any more than our ill maintained grass (mud) fields with … more ›