School-By-School: Freehold Regional's Proposed $23.8M Referendum

Freehold NJ

20 May, 2021

4:48 PM

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FREEHOLD, NJ - The Freehold Regional High School District is proposing a $14.46 million referendum slated to include paving and roofing projects at six high schools in the district. Voters from the district's eight municipalities will be able to vote on the plan during the Nov. 2 general election. At an April 29 school board meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Business Administration Sean Boyce noted that the referendum will include a $14.46 million plan known as Priority 1, with Priority 2 works requiring $9.376 million worth of attention within the next three to five years. Priority 1 and Priority 2 projects total $23,836,000 in improvements. Here's what the $14.46 million Priority 1 referendum entails: P1 Partial Paving Replacement: $5,019,000 Colts Neck High School: $1,296,000 Freehold High School: $543,000 Freehold Township High School: $311,000 Howell High School: $1,233,000 Manalapan High School: $946,000 Marlboro High School: $690,000 P1 Partial Roofing Replacement: $9,441,000 Colts Neck High School: $3,056,000 Freehold High School: $45,000 Freehold Township High School: $2,985,000 Howell High School: $822,000 Manalapan High School: $685,000 Marlboro High School: $1,848,000 P1 School-By-School Totals: $14,460,000 Colts Neck High School: $4,352,000 Freehold High School: $588,000 Freehold Township High School: $3,296,000 Howell High School: $2,055,000 Manalapan High School: $1,631,000 Marlboro High School: $2,538,000 And for the $9,376 million Priority 2 referendum: P2 Partial Paving Replacement: $1,380,000 Colts Neck High School: $0 Freehold High School: $280,000 Freehold Township High School: $740,000 Howell High School: $360,000 Manalapan High School: $0 Marlboro High School: $0 P2 Partial Roofing Replacement: $7,996,000 Colts Neck High School: $915,000 Freehold High School: $363,000 Freehold Township High School: $1,653,000 Howell High School: $1,932,000 Manalapan High School: $1,965,000 Marlboro High School: $1,168,000 P2 School-By-School Totals: $14,460,000 Colts Neck High School: $915,000 Freehold High School: $643,000 Freehold Township High School: $2,393,000 Howell High School: $2,292,000 Manalapan High School: $1,965,000 Marlboro High School: $1,168,000 P1 + P2 School-By-School Totals: $23,836,000 Colts Neck High School: $5,267,000 Freehold High School: $1,231,000 Freehold Township High School: $5,689,000 Howell High School: $4,347,000 Manalapan High School: $3,596,000 Marlboro High School: $3,706,000 Similar referendum proposals were rejected by voters in November 2018 and 2019. If the referendum question does not pass in 2021, Boyce said that repair funds will have to be allocated from the district's operating budget. Read more: Freehold Regional High Schools' Referendum Fails By 890 Votes The board has already approved the project applications and has submitted the applications to the New Jersey Department of Education for applicable debt service aid. According to a meeting resolution, district administrators will "take all action required to preserve the opportunity to present the projects to the voters via a bond referendum at the school district election to be held on Nov. 2, 2021 or such other date as may be available to the board." The district board is set to finalize the referendum question at the Aug. 26 meeting.