27 Proposed Laws: Districts In Manasquan, Belmar Area Could Go

Lawmakers say they have a plan to fix New Jersey’s fiscal crisis, restore the stability of the pension system and save tens of billions of dollars for taxpayers. And, in the process, the 27-bill package would also wipe out nearly 300 school districts – or more.

Those districts would include some in the Manasquan and Belmar area (see list below).

The bills also would create a pilot program testing the viability of countywide school districts.

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Senate President Steve Sweeney, Sens. Paul Sarlo and Steve Oroho and Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald have unveiled a package of “Path to Progress” bills designed to create real, sustainable tax relief, they say.

Sweeney said the bills are intended to provide stability to a state with the highest property taxes, the second-largest unfunded pension liability, the second-worst credit rating and the fifth-highest overall tax burden in the nation.

The bill package comes just after lawmakers killed a bill to legalize marijuana in New Jersey. Read more: NJ Marijuana Legalization Bill Is Dead: Voters Will Decide

“These reforms can have an historic impact that will produce an unprecedented amount of sustained savings," Sweeney said. "They will help make New Jersey more affordable, especially for hard working middle class families.

Here are some of the area's districts that would be eliminated under the proposed legislation:

• BAY HEAD BORO, OCEAN K-8
• BELMAR BORO, MONMOUTH K-8
• BRADLEY BEACH BORO, MONMOUTH K-8
• BRIELLE BORO, MONMOUTH K-8
• DEAL BORO, MONMOUTH K-8
• LAVALLETTE BORO, OCEAN K-8