School candidates split on $1.5M question

Four of the five candidates seeking three school board seats split evenly over whether voters should be asked to authorize $1.5 million for a new administration building within the budget or in a separate question on the April 15 ballot.

Among the key issues this year is establishing a permanent home for the board, which must move from its rented quarters in Pine Brook when its three-year lease expires on June 30.  The board's current 8,400 square-foot space on Changebridge Road costs the administration roughly $11,000 per month.

But voters will be asked to approve an item on the $66.9 million budget for the 2008-09 school year to allot $1.5 million for construction of new similar-sized offices for the board.  See Daily Record.  Discuss on OurMontville.com blog.