the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Palisade Park NJ, we reported last year in November ,”a huge $61 million proposal to address old and overcrowded schools was overwhelmingly rejected by voters Tuesday. Apparent Voters were not buying the “”Crazy Eddie ” schools spending.” https://theridgewoodblog.net/palisade-park-residents-overwhelmingly-say-no-to-huge-61-million-school-referendum/
The Palisade Park BOE has now rejected a school budget that would have increased school taxes 5.5% , but most board members considered the burden on families enduring financial hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Palisade Park BOE decided in stead to approved a more modest budget that will result in a 2% increase, and included an unspecific number of teacher, secretary and custodial layoffs.
The district has been struggling with surging enrollment as the borough school population boomed over the years. Streets once lined with single-family homes have seen an influx of multifamily high density housing, sound familiar ?
