The election of no... NJ taxpayers wake up!
Philly Burbs ^ | 4/21/2010 | Phillyburbs
Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:31:16 AM by mikelets456
Thirty-four of 39 school budgets in the county were defeated.
School districts spending plans were massacred at the polls during the annual school elections Tuesday as voters used the ballot box to vent their frustrations about higher taxes.
According to unofficial results at press time, only five of 39 school district budgets were passed, a 12 percent approval rate, the lowest this decade and possibly longer.
The only other time this decade that fewer than half the budgets failed was in 2006 when only 17 of 39 budgets won approval.
School officials said the results were not surprising given the large cuts in state aid handed down to them by Gov. Chris Christie both during this school year and next year.
"We lost by a few votes and we were going against the governor and (radio station) 101.5," said Burlington City Business Administrator Craig Wilkie about his district's 480-532 vote defeat.
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