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Great Meadows Regional School District proposes ballot question for March 11 special election: What you need to know

Jay EdwardsJanuary 31, 2025

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A special election concerning the Great Meadows Regional School District will be held on March 11, 2025 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

The following is the Bond Proposal Question to be submitted to the legal voters of Independence and Liberty Townships at the Special Election:

The Board of Education of the Great Meadows Regional School District in the County of Warren, New Jersey (the “Board”) is authorized to (a) undertake various improvements, alterations, renovations, and upgrades including, (i) the purchase and and installation of a digital public announcement system and related security upgrades for Central Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School, and Great Meadows Middle School, including acquisition and installation of fixtures and equipment; and (ii) various HVAC upgrades and improvements for Great Meadows Middle School, including acquisition and installation of fixtures, equipment, and any site work; (b) appropriate $8,059,100 for such improvements; and (c) issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $8,059,100.

The final eligible costs for the projects approved by the New Jersey Commissioner of Education are $8,059,100 (consisting of $133,300 for Central Elementary School, $133,300Oforr Liberty Elementary School, and $7,792,500 for Great Meadows Regional Middle School). The projects include $0 for school facility construction elements in addition to the facilities efficiency standards developed by the Commissioner of Education or not otherwise eligible for State support pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5(g). The State debt service aid percentage will equal 40% of the annual debt service due with respect to the final eligible costs of the projects. The Board of Education is authorized to transfer funds among the projects approved at this election.

Great Meadows Regional School District Special School election timeline:

Open to registered voters of Independence & Liberty Townships only.
January 25, 2025 – Vote by Mail ballots mailed to registered voters of Independence & Liberty Townships who have requested ballots for all elections.
February 18, 2025 – Voter registration deadline for the March 11th special school election only.
March 4, 2025 – Deadline to apply for a Vote by Mail ballot to be MAILED to you.
March 10, 2025 – 3pm – Deadline to apply for a Vote by Mail ballot IN PERSON at the Warren County Clerk’s office – Warren County Courthouse, 413 Second St., Belvidere.
March 11, 2025 – 2pm- 8pm – polls open for in person voting.
March 11, 2025 – Returning Vote by Mail ballots MUST either be dropped in a drop box by 8pm OR be postmarked no later than today and received by the Board of Elections no later than March 17, 2025 in order to be tallied.
March 26, 2025 – Election certified.

The polling places for the March 11, 2025, Great Meadows Regional school District Special Election are:

Independence Township: