Woodbridge Township has long been an example how multiple towns can share one central Municipal and School Administration.
It is about time that other areas of the state followed suit.
Consolidation initiatives are finally sweeping the state, with governor and legislature adding bipartisan backing New Jersey is finally getting serious about sharing services
Hunterdon County Freeholder Rob Walton and Readington Township Committeewoman Donna Simon, who is also a NJ State Assemblywoman, discussed shared services during a taxpayers forum.
While spending caps, rising property tax appeals, and a sluggish economy are spurring elected officials to push for police department consolidation, school district regionalization, and other shared services in a movement that promises to reshape the way government services are provided in New Jersey, Hunterdon County is debating a groundbreaking proposal to merge the county’s 30 school districts and their 30 school superintendents, administrative staffs, and school boards into a single countywide district, with potential tax savings in the tens of millions of dollars for Hunterdon’s 128,349 residents. Read More
Follow NJECPAC on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn
No comments:
Post a Comment