Ridgewood school trustees torn on move to get rid of budget vote
Thursday October 10, 2013, 3:13 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Members of the Ridgewood Board of Education (BOE) held a public hearing Monday to discuss whether to move board elections from April to November, eliminating the public school budget vote.
Trustees ultimately decided to keep the conversation going in future meetings.
The switch would save $43,000 and administrative time, among other potential benefits. It also seemed practical to the board considering that nearly 90 percent of registered voters did not come to the polls for last year’s school budget vote.
Still, the switch also has downsides; namely, the loss of a right that several attendees said people should still cherish.
“I am continuing to struggle about what’s going on, in my own heart,” said BOE trustee Christina Krauss, following comments from several residents for and against the switch.
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