Atlantic Highlands Mayor Lori Hohenleitner praised the meeting of three mayors and Board of education president Rich Colangelo called by Highlands Mayor Carolyn Broullon last week at this week’s meeting of the Atlantic Highlands Mayor and Council.
Hohenleitner reported she attended the meeting Broullon called to be sure all are updated on the question of regionalization of Henry Hudson Regional School district and Sea Bright.
The Atlantic Highlands Mayor said the meeting was very cordial and productive, mentioned “there was no food served,” and said it appears all are looking forward to “possibly making it happen” that Sea Bright will be included in the current regional district.
She noted that “we will wait until we hear something , and then will have our own financial Experts look at it and decide what is best for Atlantic Highlands.
Voters in Highlands and Sea Bright in non binding referendums last year both gave overwhelming support to the idea of Sea Bright becoming a third municipality in the district so it would be possible to share the cost of education among three, rather than two towns without the need for expansion of any of the schools in the K-12 regional district.
