School Board Won't Appeal Budget

Serving South Brunsw ick since 1958 Vol. 38, No. 21 Thureday, May 26, 1994 soe School board won’t appeal budget cut By Frances Sexauer an additional $143,000 out of the last ^resort instead of a first resort. 7 cents instead of the originally Dr. Stewart also estimated a Staff Writer surplus fund, a recommendation the Things could be worse next year proposed 9 cents, from $1.19 per $35,000 savings in transportation INSIDE The Board of Education this board ultimately decided to follow. and we will have built this in. I’m $100 of assessed value to $1.26 per costs by evaluating current routes week voted 7-1 to accept the Town The board had previously ap uncomfortable taking this addi $100. The owner of a home as and the number of after-school ship Committee’s $966,805 cut in propriated money ftora free bdance tional money out of savings.’’ , sessed at the township average of buses offered, a $50,000 savings in Tim e O ff its budget. in its original budget, so'Monday’s The ftee balance fund typically is $160,000 will pay about $114 more custodial costs by asking for volun New board member John Oliviera vote allocated the use of a total of reserved for unbudgeted things that in school taxes this year. teers totwork a Tuesday to Saturday was the only one to vote against the $900,000 from that surplus. come up during the school year, In making the line-item reduction shift to avoid overtime, a $106,000 measure, saying he did not approve ' The majority of board members such as êmergency repairs or a proposals, the district is going to be cut in the allocation for temporary of additional money being spent only reluctantly agreed to allocate ‘ ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ’ ’ asking workers to perform more for, trailors to house students, $77,000 from the district’s free balance, or the funds, because “ if we don’t, it Business Administrator Jeff Scott less, said Superintendent Samuel savings from retiring employees, emergency surplus fund, to help would seriously cut programs or the said the state recommends using Stewart. and $60,000 cut by putting off make up the difference. maintenance of buildings, which fiee balance funds only equal to 3 to His recommendations included a repairs at Monmouth Junction When the Township Conunittee will cost more in succeeding 5 percent of the total budget, and $245,000 reduction in professional School and Deans School. atmounced its decision to cut nearly years,’’ said member Gail Barcelo. with the board’s vote, this year’s salaries that includes a freeze of his $1 million from the $37 million Mr. Oliviera said he could not free balance appropriation will be own salary, a reduction in the Dr. Stewart said some school budget earlier this month, it support the vote because “ I would 4.3 percent of the total budget. ~ number of supervisors m the central mini-redistricting may be needed also made specific line-item rec rather be more aggressive in the Under the reduced school budget, office, and a review of contracts ommendations that included pulling budget and use it ( f t^ balance) as a - the school tax rate will increase by and productivity. S ee CUT, P age 7A Time O ff‘olTcrs' itis iinnual Summer Previews issue. rii BULLCTINS Outlawing cigarette Annual rite tibirai^, U n io n ' South Brunswick students prepare escalate , > } ^ I* * • machines to celebrate at high school’s prom After'' 'numerg^^7' t> âking sessions oven''a5fotir-month By Frances Sexauer Pleasant, Long Beach Island, or periop, i^passOi has-been, advoccted Staff Writer . Belmar.” . declai]^ by ftie^COmnmiucatioUs Tara, who works at Absolutely ; Sunday night will be a time to W o rk ^ of'Amen6a"{CWA)Xo- By Francm Sexauer Balloony on Route 27 in Kingston, cal lft3'l'iuul.the remember for about 400 South is also helping out with the decora Staff Writer Brunswick High School students ^ck7'Library, say îin\bW^'of tions for the event, which will : who will be attending the Jun- ficials. ,'j ' The Health Department is work- v consist of black, purple, and ing on an ordinance that would ban ior^Senior Prom this year, to be off-white balloons and streamers; ' ..cigarette vending machines ' held at the East Brunswick Hilton. The cost of the prom is a big 'throughout the township in an effort Following tradition, the junior Obstacle for many students; most of is ftyihg to est^bUsb t h ^ j ^ l class puts on the prom for the senior co^tract'with th«^toy?bslhiip^Sto^, to keep minors from purchasing , whom share the burden with their cigarettes, said Health Officer . : class. This year’s prom thenle is the parents. ce|tbe union declatbdl^ 1m -‘ BillyJoel classic, “ These Are The pqjise, a mediator Will bd ap- Steve Papenberg. Tara is responsible for paying for < Times to Remember.” < whatever her parents consider pdint^ by ^le s t^ Area municipalities including < ,The prom is a highlight of many ploy ni^nt „Relat ions„.C.oin North Brunswick and Monroe have “luxuries” for the proni;: These :istti'detats’ high school careers, include having her nails ‘and hair Sion, i > vaj recently introduced tsimiliar orr ' altfitnigh -a cdistly. one^ as', students A^ ip^jof area'ôf cbnteritii dinances. * /> donCyirand pictures taken.. 'Her . pttrej^f^ are.payingior the fickets to -^lyJpblhetwobarea^^ Mr. Papenberg said hi£T office'is" HQyever,,the students are wait the prom, and Her d r e s s , / ; ■ in the process of preparing.^the- ing' in eager,..anticipation just the layoffs*-basediayojftS'- based .otfser'^,otf semtp' wording of the ordinance for review On average, the prom can cost a' tidibp'fi^ys the^Hbfl same. ^ ^ ,by the Bbatd df. j^cdlth dt itk.next., ^;.,.iu,Taias,Tostant)8kl, a junior who is couple tiearly $500. The tickets are qicetjngt Monday 7 Jutie 6 , at 8 p,misv' ::^~aIS0^- the student representative to $95 per codple; a girf^XdfCis can The board then Vvill raake' a’ ’ the Board.;df: Education, is nm anywhere from $80 to $250/ a tuxedo costs about $70, pictures .;decisiopj: oRy w.hcfhj^ '- to pass the particularly êxcit^. ,qbqbt .'the up^. comingpiom beetle sh^basasjiott cost about'$50, a limousine rental ; ofdihatice itself or pass it on to the^^ (shared with other, couplps) can cost '. ‘’idntop bargajn /-at^bîng namedlProm'Queen.' f ; n ^b (^ .< ^‘ Township Committeeifor considetivj ‘Motf-to $200' &d h ^ an d n^lS’for.; I, *An;iphfalr labW ation. - * / girls is about another $30, And this I ; Mr. ; Papenberg explained - th'ati: five jiimOT junior boys does not even include the bouton either body has the authority to pass’ v i niere and corsage. .. i inclfded' one | the ordinance, but if the committee^::: poim&atM a n % ^ ^ ’by the eutire w h i b ^ 'class. The'King,^.^îM»n,will,be irari^ and two/ passes ity “ it opens it up for en-' r: “ That is a.lot of money,’’-said forcement. by the Police Depart ch h ^ fromjlfa^^^'jBiid'will be Tara, and that is why many students ment. If the board passes it, it can announced ardtov^^qpit; - ^ ‘ -'- like herself — are trying to cut ;:,(i For many, the ptoin'is more than comets this year by forgoing the -;only.be:enfon;ed th ro u ^ the Healthi- -^loae nighty it is an entire weekend of - -limo and driving themselves to-the Department’s three sanitarians.’’ . activity and traditions. ^ prom. aie> libiarif As things stand nowTThe or- even ofteiid'tl%s(ê%agc an'd7 • ' -“ Before the prom, the girls have . “ Forget the limo,” said senior dinance may never even make it to. .'to get their, nails and hair done// beni^ts.‘<paclmp'We iorymhip’s^ Kim Erck, who has an after-school the committee because of the op explained Tara. “ Saturday night job and is spending her savings to other unions sêdT or. |^&licve“ position already, expressed there; ^ ' there is usually a party to go to and pay her own way to the prom; This Staff photo by-John Keating this ip Just ^ ^ e r httempt-'to The Township Committee, which - there are usually, parties: after the harass die w n ^ rs, because tfiey is Kim’s third prom and “ it gets last week reluctantly agreed to ban prom on Sunday night.- The next more expensive every year,” she South Brunswick High School senior Danriiah Soiden is fitted for oigartizedajaqiph.’’ , ' smoking in the muncipal building day everyone , goes to 'the beach. his prom tuxedo by Maureen Stanley at her store. Tuxedo The iinii^ said 'ihanagcment only because it would have cost tod They'll head to Seaside, Point S ee RITE, P age 2 A Express. has cut hours, 'of part-time' workers, ftcreased the fuU-time’' much; money not to, has voiced library simfs’^work^ week from opposition to the proposed ban and 35 to’ 4^ hours 7for the' same . questioned if it would be an effec-, saiary', and raised the deductible five measure to keep cigarettes Dress, tan, tux — prom costs add up away frofn kids. on theirpealth insurance. , to seaside resorts, where they-can Committeeman Douglas Hoff By Ian H. Fennell tween $300 and $350, tickets to die pay for prom dresses and 1 think it’s The msidenf' of the union, wear off all that post-graduation man, liaison to the Board of Health, 'N ew s JEditor event hover around $100 and some kind 6f outrageous. It’s probably Abby j)emel-prown', said the stress. ■ . said he would “ absolutely oppose’’ times more.

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