Sayreville taxpayers to see $67 average increase in municipal taxes
Sayreville taxpayers to see $67 average increase in municipal taxes
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Borough Council has introduced a $63.6 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2021.
The budget was introduced by council members on April 12. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled remotely for May 10 at 7 p.m. The council may adopt the budget that evening.
The $63.6 million budget, which can be amended prior to its final adoption, will be supported by the collection of $34.4 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners, according to the budget document. Other revenue includes $9.27 million in state aid and $3.6 million from surplus funds (savings).
Governor allocates increase in state aid to Sayreville schools, but Old Bridge will see decrease
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2021-22 academic year.
In terms of state aid, some school districts will see an increase in their support from Trenton, while some school districts will see their state aid continue to decrease, and others will have no change in their state aid.
The amount of state aid a school district receives helps to determine the amount of taxes a school board must raise from a municipality’s residential and commercial property owners to support the operation of a school district in an academic year.
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Sayreville student athletes quarantine after reports of positive COVID-19 tests
SAYREVILLE – Student athletes who tested positive for coronavirus while participating in athletic programs at Sayreville School District facilities have been directed to quarantine.
In a Feb. 1 notice, Superintendent of Schools Richard Labbe said that one individual from the Sayreville War Memorial High School (SWMHS), one individual participating in an athletic program at the high school, and two individuals participating in an athletic program at the Sayreville Middle School (SMS) recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Multiple individuals were determined to be in close contact with the two positive cases from the program at the middle school, according to Labbe. Two individuals were determined to be in close contact with the positive case from the high school’s program. He said that these individuals should have been formally notified by the time of his notice.
Four members depart from Sayreville Board of Education
Four members depart from Sayreville Board of Education
SAYREVILLE – Four departing members of the Sayreville Board of Education have been recognized for their service.
The board’s Dec. 15 meeting marked the final appearance of Phyllis Batko, Christopher Callahan, Danielle Pieloch and Karen Rubio as members of the school’s governing body. Their terms will officially end on Dec. 31.
Batko and Rubio did not seek re-election in the Nov. 3 race, while Callahan and Pieloch were unsuccessful in winning an available three-year term on the ballot.
Alison Napolitano, Eloy Fernandez and Eileen Pabon won the three-year terms in the Nov. 3 election, as certified by Middlesex County on Nov. 20. Patrick Walsh won a one-year, unexpired term as a write-in candidate.