Voters in Pitman are deciding school spending questions that would raise property taxes to fund repairs.
Residents arrive at the only polling place in Pitman, the United Methodist Church, Tuesday, Jan. 28. 2025, as voters consider a $21.3 million school bond referendum to fund improvement projects at the district's elementary and high schools.Voters in Pitman are deciding a $21.3 million school bond referendum that would raise property taxes to fund repairs that officials say are desperately needed for its three aging buildings.
Pitman is the only South Jersey district with referendum questions in Tuesday’s special election, one of five times during the year that school boards may ask voters to approve a bond issue or special question. The proposed projects in the first question would fund much-needed improvements, such as replacing 80-year-old steam boilers at Pitman Elementary with high-efficiency hydronic boilers. Seven bathrooms would also be renovated in the century-old building.
The projects proposed in the second question would go forward only if voters approve the first ballot question. The district said it would take years to finance the projects through its annual operating budget and without state aid. The district enrolls 1,200 students in pre-K through 12.among 100 districts that
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