Well, looks like with the recent passage of the NJ State Budget of $37.4 billion, there's going to be some more school aid. Specifically, the new state aid numbers for us here in Downtown Edison are estimated at $19,766.625, which is up $4.274,601 or 27.6% over last year's $15,492,024.
Now, since our school district budget of $250.7 million already included the Guv's preliminary budget increase in state aid of $774,601, that means there's an additional $3,500,000 in state aid coming our way. That takes our original school aid increase of $774,601 or 5% up to $4,274,601 or 27.6%.
Here's the estimates used subject to finalization for Middlesex County:
So, what's the Board of Mythomania, aka..Board of Cap Bank Munchers Extraordinaire, Board of Hoarders, Board of EDems, Board of Silence and, let's not forget, self-described Board of Dysfunctional gonna do with this additional state aide??
Hoard it and use it to increase the already Bloated Out-of-Control $pending they have every year? Whether you believe it or not, they don't have a Revenue problem with these $250 million school budgets, they have a $pending efficiency problem and giving them more money before they get control of the money they already have will just go down the black hole over there on Mythomania Lane.
Here's a thought - give it back to the taxpayers. Since they already increased our school taxes to $3.044 per 100 with this year's Bloated School Budget, which is up 6.6-Cents or 2.2% over last year's rate of $2.978 - shouldn't they just give it back to us? Isn't this state aid (even if received later) supposed to help reduce the burden on the local taxpayers by reducing the school tax rate? After all, we pay close to 90% of the school tab!
Not Nice to Raise School taxes and then Hoard the state aid money that comes later, which is meant to offset it. But hey, it's not like they haven't Hoarded this kind of additional aid before over there on Mythomania Lane.
Anyhoo, besides Jerry 'Needs to Step-down' Shi actually stepping down as Board President, using the additional state aid for its intended purpose has to be priority number two over there on Mythomania Lane.
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