Hoboken High School Referendum: Webinar Thursday, More Weigh In

Hoboken NJ

11 January, 2022

10:44 AM

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HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken School District will host a webinar Thursday about the proposed $241 million Hoboken High School building, which will be up for a referendum vote on Jan. 25. The link for the webinar has not yet been posted on the district website, but will be added here once available. More residents have weighed in on both sides of the issue after it became public in November. Some have posted letters on Patch, including this most recent one from a longtime resident. To post a letter about the project on Patch yourself, follow the set of instructions here for posting an article. Here are two of several groups/websites formed to discuss the plan, for and against: Friends of the New Hoboken High SchoolVote No On January 25 The district has been updating its Q&A: Hoboken School Board Posts Q&A On School Project So far, Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher has publicly endorsed voting no on the project "as currently proposed," while Councilwoman Emily Jabbour has endorsed a "yes" vote. Read about their stances here. READ MORE: Debate Gets Heated Over High School Proposal Basics Of The Plan The Hoboken Board of Education announced the plan in November to erect a new building at 10th and Jefferson streets, the site of the present high school athletic complex. The new building would include an athletic field on its rooftop. Hoboken Middle School, in a building over a century old, would move to the high school spot at Ninth and Clinton streets. The district said it was proposing the project because of rising enrollment and aging buildings. The board held its first public forum about the project last month, then posted a Q&A on its website. The proposal will raise annual property taxes for a $500,000 property in Hoboken by approximately $500 a year. READ MORE: Hoboken School Board Posts Q&A On School Project READ MORE: New Hoboken High School To Go To Planning Board Next Month Dates Of The Meetings The remaining public meetings will be held on these dates: Virtual meeting on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m.Monday Jan. 17, Hoboken High School (in person) Video About High School Project For questions, email: [email protected] Did you know? You can get a free 6 a.m. newsletter with news in Hoboken: https://patch.com/subscribe You can sign up to get breaking news alerts in Hoboken and a free daily newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. with local news. Sign up with your zip code here and you'll get an email asking for your preferences.