Regionalization: #1 They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

Highlands Taxpayers! Would you wake up please? VeniVidiScripto is certainly not known for sticking up for local government officials, the way local government is run in the Bayshore, or anyone who takes actions that raise taxes.

But seeing the complaints now that Highlands tax bills are out and people are seeing what they see as outrageously high increases, it’s time for the taxpayer to be reasonable.

It’s time for the taxpayer to pay attention to the Boards of Education.

Do you know that the largest part, far better than half, of YOUR tax dollars goes to the two schools, Henry Hudson and Highlands Elementary?

Do you know your Boards of Education….two of them, one for the Highlands School, one with Atlantic Highlands for Henry Hudson, just voted unanimously to hold a special election for school purposes less than two months before a regular election?  They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

Do you know your school Boards of Education just unanimously voted to put a question on the ballot that will end up costing Highlands taxpayers bundles more if they vote yes on it?  They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

Do you know your school Boards of Education just voted unanimously to put a question on the ballot that does not include Sea Bright in a new Regional School District?

Do you know if Sea Bright were included in a new regional school district, that town would be GIVING a few million dollars that would offset Highlands taxes?

Do you know your borough ordered a study in which experts in education and finance, experts familiar with the new law that was designed to stimulate larger school districts as a means of saving tax dollars?

Do you know that study showed the only way to save Highlands taxpayers any money was to regionalize with Sea Bright?

Do you know the School Boards of Education were not satisfied with those experts’ findings, so they authorized another study paid for by the state?

Guess what! Do you know THEIR study ALSO showed the only way to save Highlands taxpayers money was to include Sea Bright in a Regional School District?

Do you know that in spite of not one, but two, highly paid professional teams saying Sea Bright inclusion should be a must, your School Boards of Education ignored the recommendations taxpayers paid to learn?

Do you know the schools superintendent who has been leading the unthinking board of education members keeps her job no matter what happens and lives and pays taxes in Oceanport?

Do you know Oceanport filed legal action against the idea of Sea Bright regionalizing with Highlands and Atlantic Highlands because they would be losing so much money once Sea Bright is gone?

Do you know if you do not go to the polls in this expensive special election, to voice your opinion against high taxes and wasted money to form a regional district that will not help Highlands taxpayers or apparently, even changed the education the kids are receiving now, those who think it’s a good idea to waste taxpayers’ money will get their way and your taxes will rise even more, even quicker?  They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

You know your Mayor and Council, but do you even know your members of the school Boards of Education?

Do you know whether they have special interests in promoting a special election that does not make any changes that would bring in money to offset the high taxes you pay for education?

Ask yourself these questions. Then find a school board member and ask him or her for the benefits of this special election or regionalization without Sea Bright.

Ask how much money it will save you in taxes. They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

Ask how it will improve education for your children. They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

Ask them what’s wrong with Sea Bright kids going to school with Highlands kids.  They’re YOUR Tax Dollars

VeniVidiScripto has sent each of those questions, and a few more, to each of the board presidents for all three schools. Nope, not one of them has answered yet  … But hope springs eternal.