VOTE411 Voter Guide

The Branchburg Board of Education is asking residents in a September 16th referendum to approve an approximately $70 Million plan to build an addition to Stony Brook School, realign the grades in the township s three schools and undertake distric-wide interior and exterior improvements.BOND PROPOSAL QUESTIONThe Board of Education of the Township of Branchburg in the County of Somerset, New Jersey (the “Board”) is authorized to (a) undertake various improvements, alterations, renovations, and upgrades, and to construct an addition at Stony Brook School, including acquisition and installation of fixtures, furniture and equipment, and any site work; (b) undertake various improvements, alterations, renovations, and upgrades, and to construct an outdoor classroom at Whiton Elementary School, including acquisition and installation of fixtures, furniture and equipment, and any site work; (c) undertake various improvements, alterations, renovations, and upgrades at Branchburg Central Middle School, including acquisition and installation of fixtures, furniture and equipment, and any site work; (d) appropriate $69,885,950 for such improvements; and (e) issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $69,885,950.The final eligible costs for the projects approved by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education are $39,803,850 (consisting of $13,852,652 for Stony Brook School, $12,771,392 for Whiton Elementary School, and $13,179,806 for Branchburg Central Middle School). The projects include $4,547,893 (consisting of $4,039,893 for Stony Brook School, $508,000 for Whiton Elementary School, and $0 for Branchburg Central Middle School) for school facility construction elements in addition to the facilities efficiency standards developed by the Commissioner of Education or not otherwise eligible for State support pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5(g). The State debt service aid percentage will equal 40% of the annual debt service due with respect to the final eligible costs of the projects. The Board of Education is authorized to transfer funds among the projects approved at this election.Do you approve this Bond Proposal Question?Additional Information:There are TWO polling locations: 
Branchburg Municipal Building, 1077 Route 202; OR

Station House, 412 Olive Street, Neshanic
. Voters can go to either polling location.The following website https://sites.google.com/branchburg.k12.nj.us/branchburg-school-district?usp=sharing contains a link at the top of the page to join the Virtual Referendum Forum zoom meeting on August 20 at 6:30 p.m.