may 7,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Board of Education budget vote is tonight. The BOE will be voting on a $110,000,000 school budget and to increase the school tax by 3.62%. The meeting starts at 7:30, & public comment is first. I know people have busy lives, but anyone who does not speak up now, should have no excuse to complain later.This number gets compounded year after year after year.
The school budget is 65% of our tax dollars, so this is going to be a big hit. 2 of the 5 board members believe they can keep the budget within the cap, and without losing any teachers/programs at the schools. I would like to see the entire board to work together to achieve that.
e-mail addresses are as follows: dfishbein@ridgewood.k12.nj.us sbrogan@ridgewood.k12.nj.us viloncto@ridgewood.k12.nj.us ckrauss@ridgewood.k12.nj.us jmorgan@ridgewood.k12.nj.us jswilson@ridgewood.k12.nj.us
“Busy lives ” ?
That’s exactly how the board gets away with this crap because
Ridgewood residents are to busy to stop getting their asses raked across the coals. You get every thing you deserve Ridgewood because yes, your that stupid.
It will pass. U will see.
Back when we voted, we said no and they paused and then passed it anyway. Ridiculous!
The room could be packed to the gills and it would make not one iota of difference.
“anyone who does not speak up now, should have no excuse to complain later.”
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this argument went out the window when, a few years ago, the residents overwhelmingly voted AGAINST the school budget, but the council overruled the will of the people and passed the budget.
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RW = banana republic.
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“Your that stupid” is the comment that wins the debate. Well played!
You’re right 810 . Remember last time what a joke. One big scam. Extremely dirty business. The Board of Education makes the mob look like Boy Scouts.
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t come in.” Maybe people understand the budget and are fine with it. That’s why they didn’t show up. Maybe they trust their neighbors that have volunteered to be their representatives on the BOE to make the same decisions they would when presented with the detailed analysis. That’s why they didn’t show up. A world where people don’t show up are all apathetic and all elected representatives are corrupt would be a dark place indeed.
The whole place is a joke – so much excess spending, high salaries and we certainly don’t get out money’s worth