r Proposal unueiled Vikings win again Run'til ft Sells! Jamesburg's Mayor Joseph Dipierro The SBHS wrestling team captured Now Add A Photo.' released the NJ Transit study on the its third straight District 20 title AUTOMOTIVE CLASSIFIED tpmtsp proposed rail line 4 Lines • 4 Weeks (each additional line $7.00) some restrictions apply Page 12 Page 24 1 800-660-4 ADS MARCH 2, 2000 Sentinel Serving North4 0and cent Souths Brunswick Proposed N.B. 2000-01 school tax rate up 13( Board is hoping increase of $130. He explained that two factors led to the to reduce increase; increase. ratables, aid blamed The state aid for the general fund was cut by $500,000, and the township ratables BY CRAIG YETSKO have gone down by $28 million from'1999 Staff Writer to 2000. he 2000-01 school tax rate will He also pointed out that a number of soar, based on the spending plan costs have risen significantly, including T introduced at Tuesday's North special education and transportation. Brunswick Board of Education meeting. "Those are things beyond our control," By a 7-1 vote, with board member he said. Craig Rosevear dissenting, the board in- Manning stated that the board will work troduced a $48,586,409 budget for the to get the tax rate down before the March 2000-01 school year, which will result in a 28 public hearing. 13-cent tax increase. The school election is scheduled for Rosevear did not comment on his vote. April 18. The general fund portion of the budget He said they would look at as many totals $44,328,697, special revenues areas as possible to trim without elimi- $1,506,151, and debt service $2,751,561. nating education initiatives. Board Secretary Bob Turco said the "We hope to continue to work it (budg- anticipated tax rate is $1.65 per $100 of et)," Manning said. assessed valuation, up from $1.52. The revised state aid, which amounted Anticipated general fund revenue in- to an increase $200,280 will be applied to cludes a $36,250,612 tax levy, $7 million the 2000-2001 budget. in state aid, $409,000 in miscellaneous Turco said there were two options on revenue and $638,922 in surplus. how to use the state aid, either include it in Fred Manning, chairman of the board the current year's budget and use it. or hold finance committee, said the owner of a the money for the 2000-2001 budget, home valued at $100,000 would see a tax Continued on page 20 JODY SOMMERS Erica Jung, 11, of East Brunswick and other members of a local Chinese dance troupe perform during a Chinese New Year celebration at the South Brunswick S.BSenior Cente.r Fridayschoo. l budget up 11 %; tax rate, a penny assessed valuation. Ratable increase helped The total budget is up 11 percent from keep rate down on $81M last year's $73.3 million plan. It has increased roughly $18 million in two years. 2000-01 spending plan "It is a pretty darn good deal," John Oliveria, chairman of the board's budget JY^HARLE^W.KJM committee, said of the proposed tax hike, Sfoff Writer considering that district enrollment is outh Brunswick Board of expected to rise 5 percent. Education members unanimously ap- Oliveria presented the plan to the board S proved a tentative $81 million 2000- and public at Monday's meeting at the high 01 budget Monday. school. If adopted following a March 27 public The general fund portion of the budget totals $71,851,704, the special revenue SEAN GUTHRIDGE hearing and approved by voters April 18, Alan Naidoff and Jessica Greenberg rehearse for a production of Fiddler on the the spending plan will increase the current funds portion, $1,278,091, and debt serv- Roof, scheduled for Friday and Saturday and March 10-11, at North Brunswick tax rate by a penny to $1.66 per $100 of Continued on page 20 .Township High School. 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