Monday, March 18, 2013
Township Committee 'pressures' school board to reduce tax levy, which would increase taxes approximately $300 for the average homeowner
A presentation on the school district’s 2013-14 budget, which increases taxes approximately $300 for the average homeowner, will be made at the school board meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. Earlier in March, the board approved its preliminary school district budget with a 4.9 percent increase in the local tax levy. The proposed $65,378,595 spending plan calls for a $42,065,051 tax levy. The average homeowner, assessed at $316,000, will pay $25 more in taxes per month if the 2013-14 budget is approved as is. “We’ve been pressuring the school board to take and reduce that number,” Committeeman Gary Quinn said at Thursday’s Committee meeting. Members of the Committee have met with and discussed the budget over the phone in what Mayor David Most …
Monday, March 4, 2013
School board will hold special meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 4
The Board of Education is holding a special meeting on Monday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school Lecture Hall for the submission of the 2013-14 preliminary budget to the Ocean County Superintendent of Schools. Last week, Gov. Chris Christie announced that Lacey schools would receive $87,278 more in state funding than they did in 2012-13. While Lacey received $20,972,424 in state aid in the 2012-13 year, the district will receive $21,059,702 in 2013-14. This is a 0.4 percent increase. "While it is a relief to all concerned in Lacey Township to learn that this year's State funding has not been reduced for our school district, the manner in which educational funding is allocated in the State of New Jersey continues to be unnerving,” …
Monday, January 7, 2013
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Quinn and Dykoff to continue service on governing body; Tirella and Schubiger to stay on school board
Lacey incumbents retained all contested seats Tuesday, according to unofficial election results provided by Office of the Ocean County Clerk. Committeeman Gary Quinn and Mayor Mark Dykoff each earned three-year terms after fending off a challenge from Democratic newcomer Shawn Judson. Quinn picked up 7,783 votes or 39 percent while Dykoff received 7,568 votes or 38 percent of the votes. Judson got 4,389 votes or 22 percent. Voters elected current school board Vice President Eric Schubiger and incumbent Maureen Tirella to new terms on the Board of Education in a close race over resident Regina Discenza. Schubiger picked up 5,602 votes or 37 percent and Tirella got 4,820 votes or 32 percent. Discenza, who has been on the ballot for at least…
Monday, November 5, 2012
The greatest challenge facing the school district is providing high quality education at an affordable cost, incumbent Eric Schubiger says
As Election Day nears, Lacey Patch is profiling the candidates for the Board of Education and township Committee. This is the final profile before elections. Return to Lacey Patch later for an Election guide. Candidate Name: Eric Schubiger Age: 39 Address: 1513 Daytona Road, Forked River Occupation: Assistant Township Manager in East Windsor Township Marital Status: Married with three children. Eric Schubiger, a former Lacey Township student, is seeking re-election to the school board. After starting his first term in 2003 to help serve his very own school district, the board vice president hopes to continue his work. “I am seeking re-election because the constantly changing requirements and expectations of school districts calls for …
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