FRHSD_Referendum

Wishing you all a happy holiday!

Thank you for supporting our referendum! Our facilities can now have the urgent needs addressed, while NJ picks up a portion of the cost. Our success is thanks to the swell of community support. Our Board Members and community leaders rallied around us which helped tremendously.

There's still time to VOTE! Polls are open until 8 p.m. tonight!

Election Day is here! Please take the time today to vote on FRHSD's referendum. Remember, this critical work will be completed at a 40% discount if this measure is approved by voters!

Tomorrow is Election Day! The projects in FRHSD's referendum are critical and urgent and must be done. Remember, if passed by voters, the referendum's projects will be completed at a 40% discount after NJ picks up a portion of the bonds' costs. Learn more: bit.ly/3mgjznJ

Today's the last day for Early Voting! Can't make it today? Fear not, polls will be open on Election Day, November 2nd, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Make sure your voice is heard!

The projects in FRHSD’s referendum are critical and urgent. This is work that must be done. The question for voters is, how do you prefer to fund the work? Through bonds or our annual operating budget? At a discount or full price?

Please follow the link to view important information on the Freehold Regional High School District Referendum: howell.k12.nj.us/apps/news/arti…

FRHSD's annual operating budget has always provided for routine maintenance and localized repairs of facilities such as roofs/parking lots. Prior to S2, budgets also provided for the accumulation of monies to fund periodic projects to replace entire sections of roof/parking lots.

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The work contained in FRHSD's referendum is critical and urgent, as you can see.

And yes, that tarp in the gym ceiling is there to capture water just like the trash cans in the other images.

This is what we mean by urgent infrastructure needs. Here's a glimpse at what our buildings look like after last night's rain. The proposed areas in the referendum need to be replaced. These portions of roofing are old and out of warranty. Years of wear and tear are showing.

The critical and urgent work in FRHSD's referendum will be completed at a discount if it is approved by voters. New Jersey will pick up 40% of the bonds' cost, reducing the cost to FRHSD to $8.68 million instead of the full amount of $14.46 million.

Early, in-person voting has begun! In-person voting by machine begins today, Oct 23 at 10:00 am and will end on Oct 31 at 6:00 pm. Additional information including early voting locations can be found on the Monmouth County Elections website. Get out there and vote!

Completing necessary capital work within the confines of the 2% tax cap, teamed with S2's destructive state aid loss while maintaining our current level of service, is impossible. A successful referendum doesn't solve S2, but an unsuccessful one causes a greater burden for FRHSD.

There are no frivolous projects proposed in the referendum. There are only urgent infrastructure items that need to be addressed. This work can be completed at a discount if the referendum is approved by voters. 40% of the bonds' costs will be picked up by NJ if it passes.

The referendum contains only critical and urgent infrastructure work that must be done. The need for the proposed paving is visible in our driveways and parking areas. If the referendum passes, this work will be completed at a discount as NJ will pick up 40% of the bonds' cost.

With over 50% of its roof being new, Freehold High School's current roofing needs are not on the same scale as our other schools. It is for this reason why Boro has less roofing work planned in this referendum.

There have been questions regarding the scope of roofing work proposed at Freehold High School. FHS is the oldest of our schools, built in the 1920s. The school has had urgent roofing needs addressed over the last few years. FHS has seen over 50% of its roof replaced since 2015.