Tuesday, March 5, 2013
No increases or decreases made in state aid allocations
Long Branch, Eatontown, Tinton Falls and West Long Branch will be receiving the same amount of municipal state aid for the 2014 fiscal year as they did last year. Governor Chris Christie recently announced that municipal state aid funding for all New Jersey towns would remain flat. “This preserved funding means no town in Monmouth County will see a decrease in formula municipal aid for the upcoming year," Christie said in a news release. "It also demonstrates that providing stable, predictable levels of municipal aid to support local governments and taxpayers is a core priority of my Administration." The release states that the 2012 statewide average property tax increase was just 1.4%, the lowest in 24 years. The following is the …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Six New Jersey food banks receive $225,610 in block grants with a focus on addressing nutrition
Six New Jersey food banks, including the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, will receive a portion of $225,610 in Community Services Block Grants from the state Department of Community Affairs. “As a result of these grants, food banks will be better able to serve the towns and cities in New Jersey’s 21 counties, ensuring that more donated food gets to the tables of struggling families,” said Richard Constable, III, commissioner of the state Department of Community Affairs. The funding was announced by the state departments of Community Affairs and Agriculture today at the Lacey Food Bank in Forked River. Funding to the food banks is based on the poverty level of the counties they serve. The grants will be distributed as follows: $…
Thursday, July 14, 2011
School will receive an additional $4,336,835 for the 2011-2012 school year
The Long Branch School District received some good news this week when Gov. Chris Christie announced that the district will receive an additional $4,336,835 in state aid for the 2011-2012 school year. The increase is part of Gov. Christie allocation plan for an additional $850 million in aid for New Jersey Schools, $600 million more than he initially announced in February. In February, it was announced that the school would receive $37,558,629 in state aid, but this week that number was increased by $4,336,835, for a total of $41,895,464. The 2011-2012 state aid is a $5,097,020 increase over the 2010-2011 state aid figure of $36,798,444. Abbot districts such as Long Branch received the largest increase in state aid with an additional $450…
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Monmouth Regional all received additional aid from the state but administrators haven't been told yet how money can be used.
Gov. Chris Christie announced on Tuesday that an additional $850 million in aid would be made available to school districts throughout the state for the 2011-12 school year. The Tinton Falls School District will receive an additional $261,939 in aid bringing the total number for the 2011-2012 year to $3,157,701. The change in state aid over the 2010-2011 figure is $523,879 or double the amount of the additional increase. In Eatontown, $193,643 will be added to next year's budget bringing the total amount of state aid to $3,494,103. The change in state aid from the 2010-2011 school year is $387,286. At the high school, Monmouth Regional will receive an additional $253,885 in state aid for the 2011-2012 year. The change in aid received over …
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Bob English
10:35 pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
What the Governors press release did not say was that with the exception of the Abott districts which have had their aid restored by court order, most other districts are nowhere near having the same state aid in 11-12 as they did in the 09-10 school year. In many cases, the new aid figures for 11-12 restore roughly 40% of the amount that was cut. Local districts surplus funds which were taken by… more ›