Bloomfield’s school district will hold a regular board meeting Tuesday night (Feb. 23) at 7:00pm. The meeting will be at Watsessing Elementary School, in a bid to attract more public attendance.
Attendees will want to know what will be happening with the school budget, in the wake of Gov. Chris Christie’s announcement recently that further funding to NJ public schools has been put on hold this year. The Bloomfield school board’s website boasts the fact that Bloomfield’s school budget spending ranks among the lowest of 105 similarly sized districts.
A topic that could be raised is the upcoming vote on March 9 on proposed improvements to Foley Field. Based on a safety review, it was recommended that the concrete stands be demolished. An all-weather turf and running track will be installed.
The board said it had picked the lowest-cost responsible design, worth a total of $2.9 million, for the Field’s makeover. It plans to issue notes of exactly this amount, payable over five years, and said the tax impact of these notes on a home with an average assessed value of $298,313 won’t exceed $42.49 per year over those five years, after which the notes will be completely paid off.
There will be an additional board meeting on March 30, for a public hearing on the budget, according to the meeting’s official agenda.
What : Bloomfield schools board meeting
When : Feb. 23, 7:00pm
Where: Watsessing Elementary School gymnasium, 71 Prospect St