Point Boro District: Register To Vote In $15.9 Million Building Referendum

By Catherine Galioto

Those not registered to vote in Point Pleasant Boro have until Nov. 19 to register in order to participate in the Dec. 10 school board referendum.

The Point Pleasant Boro School District is asking voters to approve a $15.9 million building improvement plan on Dec. 10.

The district says the state will be reimbursing the school district 40 percent of the cost of the project.

The plan addresses “critically needed” repairs and improvements to  according to the district. For example, three of the schools’ roofs are more than 24 years old, have been assessed for repairs and are out of warranty.

The district funded the Ocean Road roof replacement in the current budget cycle, so Point Boro plans to address the roofs at Nellie Bennett, the high school and middle school, then assorted boilers and heating and ventilation units.

The tax impact to the average Point Pleasant Boro taxpayer would be $81 more annually in school taxes, according to the district. The bonding would be repaid through debt service payments in the school budget, after the state’s 40 percent funding.

The school administration has prepared a referendum presentation, posted to its website, and has an email address to further respond to residents’ questions: referendum@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us There is also a sample voter registration form on the site, as processed by the county clerk.