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Plans for MMS, MHS Get a Thumbs Down The Serving our Community School officials react to Since 1888 Item court ruling on bullying. December 15, 2005 Policy content essential. 75 cents weekly of Millburn and Short Hills Page A11. www.theitemonline.com REFERENDUM Plans for MMS, MHS get a thumbs down a margin as high as 249 votes Voters say ‘no’ recorded for Districts 8 and 14 at Community Congregational December 2005 School Bond Referendum to $40.2 million Church. School officials who gathered at bond the Education Center Tuesday were subdued as the returns began DISTRICT 1 By Harry Trumbore coming in around 9:30 p.m. St. Stephen's Church “I’m terribly disappointed,” said ofTheItem DISTRICTS 2, 6 Superintendent of Schools Richard Millburn Free Public Library The Board of Education’s $40.2 Brodow, who arrived after watch- million bond referendum was ing the votes being counted at DISTRICTS 3, 9 defeated soundly Tuesday as resi- Town Hall. “Tomorrow we move Glenwood School dents turned out in record num- on.” DISTRICTS 4 , 13, 17 bers for a school-related vote. The superintendent said he was Gero Park Recreation Building Opponents of the referendum not taken totally by surprise by the DISTRICTS 5, 12, 16 cast 3,232 votes while 2,242 resi- vote, adding, “You can never be Deerfield School dents cast “yes” votes for the too confident. The voters have spo- DISTRICTS 7, 10 board’s proposal to fund construc- ken and I respect that.” For the South Mountain School tion at the secondary schools, a dif- most part, he said, he was disap- DISTRICTS 8, 14 ference of 990 votes. pointed for the board members Community Congregational Church The numbers include absentee and school employees who had ballots, but not provisional ballots. worked on the referendum. DISTRICTS 11, 15 Tuesday’s tally tops the record Board president Debbie Frank Community Congregational Church turnout of 5,456 voters who went watched the anti-bond votes come ABSENTEES to the polls in 1994 when residents in and observed, “Destruction is a defeated a $36.8 million referen- lot easier than construction.” dum to expand school facilities. Frank disputed the contention VOTES 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Residents voting at Deerfield of some bond critics that a scaled- School and South Mountain back version of the referendum schools were the only voters to can be completed in time for a TOTAL VOTES: NO: 3,232 YES: 2,242 support the referendum, and only March vote, saying that any revi- then by margins as narrow as nine sion likely would be substantial. votes for Deerfield District 5. The “The facilities serve education,” Does not include provisional ballots. Results are unofficial. referendum was decisively defeat- Source: Essex County Board of Elections and Millburn Township Schools ed at all other polling places, with SEE PLANS, PAGE B12 SCHOOLS Bond vote draws record numbers Tuesday’s turnout at the polls turnout for the October 1994 bond 1,484 for an $18 million bond ref- was the largest for any school-relat- referendum. Forty-five percent of erendum to renovate and build ed issue in recent history. eligible voters turned out at that additions to the five elementary Results tabulated Wednesday time and defeated a $36.8 million schools. At the same time, the morning put the count at 5,474 res- proposal to add improvements to same voters vetoed a second ques- idents casting votes. Absentee bal- all schools and the Education Cen- tion on the ballot approving $1.3 lots, but not provisional ballots, are ter by a 3,256 to 2,200 margin. million to install synthetic turf at included in that number. A scaled-back proposal present- the high school stadium. The mar- The referendum was defeated ed to voters in March 1995 was gin on the turf vote was 1,246 to 3,232 to 2,242. passed 2,161 to 1,280. However, 2,385. According to the Essex County approximately 2,000 less voters A December 1999 referendum ADAM ANIK/THE ITEM Board of Elections office, 12,118 went to the polls to vote on the to fund $15.4 million in construc- residents were eligible to vote Tues- smaller construction package. tion at the middle and high schools Darcy Gruer, 4, takes mom Naomi’s receipt for voting from Lillie Reid at the Millburn Free Public day. The nearest comparable turnout drew 2,237 residents to the polls. Library. In a heavy turnout of voters, the $40.2 million school bond referendum proposing According to polling statistics for a referendum was in 3,685 in That referendum was approved additions to the middle school and high school was rejected Tuesday by a wide margin of 990 provided by the school district, September 2002, when residents 1,584 to 653. ballots, not including provisional votes. See additional photos, Page A15. Tuesday’s figures top the 5,456 approved by a vote of 2,162 to —Harry Trumbore CELL TOWER School board rejects Cingular’s request for access township. The cell phone compa- approve that recommendation was monies was made by the auditor, capped, “your available surplus is Wireless company cannot ny, which wishes to build a cell unanimous. and Vrabel said that matter was going away in two years.” tower on the site, had requested The Board received a clean being addressed. The budget cap law, Vrabel cross Oakey Tract access across board property to a financial bill of health Monday Because of the reduction of the explained after the meeting, was portion of land owned by the New night by its auditor. budget cap to 2 percent, Vrabel designed to provide property tax By Harry Trumbore Oakey Tract on another matter. Jersey American Water Company According to Timothy Vrabel, reported that $1.3 million in excess relief, but the lack of surplus funds ofTheItem During its meeting Monday where the proposed tower would an accountant with Dickinson, surplus will be returned to taxpay- will eventually drive districts to With a divided community night at the middle school, the be located. Vrabel & Cassells, the school dis- ers in the 2006-07 budget. make hard choices about cutting preparing to vote Tuesday on a board rejected a request from Cin- Board president Debbie Frank trict’s records for the 2004-05 “You’re being forced by the state programs or raising taxes. contentious $40.2 million bond gular Wireless to have access to the told the audience the board’s Prop- school year were in excellent con- to hold down the tax rate,” Vrabel “In Millburn’s case, it will be the referendum, the Board of Educa- property. erty Committee “recommended dition. Only one recommendation said. He added, however, that 2007-08 school year when the tion pleased residents living in the The board owns the 32.7-acre denial of access on our property to dealing with the procedures fol- anticipated revenues are tighter neighborhoods surrounding the tract of land and leases it to the build that cell tower.” The vote to lowed by the treasurer of school and with the budget so tightly SEE SCHOOL, PAGE B12 HUMANITARIAN EFFORT High school students Eric Messinger, Arielle Wisotsky, and David Messinger hold a Students, congressman poster with information about the Darfur region of the Sudan. The students turn focus to Sudan crisis have built a Web site By Harry Trumbore unaware that genocide is taking daughter of a Holcaust survivor to raise support for ofTheItem place in the African country where and was inspired by a visit to the legislation to aid the the government-supported Arab Holocaust Museum in Washing- region where a At the same time that state lead- militia, known as the Janjaweed, ton, D.C., to find a way to help vic- genocide is taking ers are hoping to raise conscious- has succeeded in killing almost one tims of injustice in today’s world. place. Eric and David ness about the ongoing atrocities in half million black tribal Africans She contacted David and Eric and attend Millburn High Darfur, Sudan, two township stu- since 2003. In addition, 2.5 million the three students decided to focus School. Arielle, a dents, along with a former town- people have been displaced to their attention on Darfur. ship resident are organizing an refugee camps, many to neighbor- “I got involved because I want- former township effort to raise both awareness and ing Chad, and 3.5 million are ed to help out people,” David said, resident, attends funds to send to the stricken reported to be starving, the boys “and not too many people know Ridge High School. region. said,. what is happening in Darfur.” Millburn High School students A friend of David and Eric’s, “We were able to form an orga- PHOTO COURTESY OF KAREN David and Eric Messinger said this Arielle Wisotsky, who attends SOKOLOFF week many Americans are Ridge High School, is the grand- SEE STUDENTS, PAGE B12 For home delivery, CLASSIFIED B13-B15 EDITORIAL A4 MOVIES A9 RELIGIOUS NEWS A6 Accidents call 1(888) 473-2673. COMMUNITY EVENTS A4 EDUCATION A11- A15 OBITUARIES A6 SOCIAL A7 Please recycle. 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