Millburn Voters Prep For $25M School Referendum

MILLBURN, NJ — Should Millburn taxpayers fork out more than $25 million to fund a project that would purchase and renovate the former Millburn Regional Day School?

That’s the question that will be answered on Sept. 27 when the township and the Millburn Board of Education hold a voter referendum to ask local voters to authorize the district to raise $25,593,176 via bonds for the project, which would turn the former day school into a 5th grade facility.

The referendum would also fund the renovation of media centers at the district’s elementary schools, as well as pay for additions and renovations at the Millburn Middle and High School, administrators said.

“The state has determined that it will provide debt service aid in the amount of $7,618,199 on the proposed referendum projects,” Millburn BOE members stated on a website promoting the referendum. “That brings the net cost of the proposed referendum to $17,974,977 from the total cost of $25,593,176.”

“This program of building improvements has a positive impact at each grade level, will protect our school investments, insure our high academic standing for years to come and will alleviate overcrowding and/or the need for redistricting in the very near future,” school administrators posit on the website.

Voters must be registered by Sept. 6 to participate in the referendum, school administrators state.

REFERENDUM RESOURCES

The Millburn BOE has set up a website with detailed information about the referendum and proposed work, which can be seen here.

Millburn taxpayers can see how the proposed referendum would affect them financially here.

In addition, school officials have published a series of informational videos about the referendum which can be seen here.

Photo/Videos: Millburn Public School District

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