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WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM 2020 1
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM 2020
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DISTRICT NEEDS
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1. Address older school buildings
2. Schools that were built as 5 separate buildings (22, 23*, 24, 25*)
3. Adding capacity in elementary school—LRFP capacity shortage
4. District-Wide security and air quality upgrades
5. Replace Boilers (18, 20, IMS)
6. Electric service upgrades to allow for window AC units (AMS, IMS)
7. JFK High School – Renovate existing field house
8. Middle Schools & High Schools– roof top HVAC units (RTUs)
9. Middle Schools – STEM Labs
10.Increase the number of recreation locations for community (gyms)
DISTRICT NEEDS – ADDRESS OLD SCHOOL BUILDINGS
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School Year Built Renovation/Addition Age
Avenel Street #4 1912 108
Ford Avenue #14 1924 96
Avenel Street #5 1948 72
WHS 1954 66
Indiana Avenue #18 1955 1965 65
Menlo Park Terr #19 1957 63
Claremont Ave #20 1957 63
Woodbine Ave #23 1958 2007 62
Kennedy Park #24 1958 62
Lafayette Est. #25 1958 2007 62
CMS 1958 62
Oak Ridge #21 1959 61
Lynn Crest #22 1959 61
IMS 1959 61
FMS 1960 2007 60
Mawbey Street #1 1962 58
Port Reading #9 1962 2007 58
AMS 1963 57
JFK 1963 2007 57
Robert Mascenik #26 1964 56
Penn. Avenue #27 1964 56
CHS 1967 2007 53
RISE 1968 52
Matthew Jago #28 1969 51
Oak Tree Rd #29 1952 2018* 2
Ross Street #11 1920 2019* 1
WMS 1910 2020* 0
REFERENDUM PROJECTS1. Replace Avenel Street School #4/52. Merge Schools #14 and #253. Enclosed hallways Schools #22 and #244. Add capacity:
1. Add classrooms, gym & café to School #252. Add classrooms & gym to School #283. Additional capacity at the new 4&5
5. District-Wide security & air quality upgrades6. Replace boilers at 18, 20, IMS7. Upgrade electric service at AMS & IMS
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PROJECTS continued8. Renovate JFK fieldhouse9. RTUs – Middle and High Schools10. STEM labs at Middle Schools11. Add gyms: 25, 28
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1. Repair facades: 92. Bathroom:193. Ceilings:1, 9, 194. Fencing: 95. Resurface all-
purpose room: 216. Repair and upgrade
locker rooms: IMS
7. Additional parking/paving: 21, 22, 24, 25, 26
8. Repaving/sidewalks: 23, 27
9. New basketball backboards: CMS
10.Replace water main: WHS
PROJECTS continued
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ALL SCHOOLS Window AC unitsSafety, security, indoor air quality
ROOF TOP AC UNITS18, AMS, IMS, FMS, CMS, CHS, JFK
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EVERY SCHOOL GETS SOMETHING
(EXCEPT #29, WMS, AND ROSS STREET)
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NEW LOCATION FOR SCHOOL 4&5
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The future site of the Avenel Elementary School (green arrow) will be located on Rahway Ave, on the site that is now the Premier Die Casting Building
AVENEL SCHOOL FIRST FLOOR
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AVENEL SCHOOL SECOND FLOOR
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SCHOOL #28 ADDITION
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SCHOOL #25 ADDITION
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SCHOOL #22 HALLWAYS
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SCHOOL #24 HALLWAY
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REFERENDUM COST PER PROJECT A V E N E L 4 / 5 : $ 3 4 , 8 1 1 , 8 2 1S C H O O L 2 5 : $ 1 5 , 8 5 3 , 9 7 5S C H O O L 2 8 : $ 1 1 , 3 6 8 , 7 5 0S A F E T Y & A I R $ 3 , 7 1 9 , 5 0 0B O I L E R S - 1 8 , 2 0 , I M S $ 3 , 0 3 4 , 0 0 0F I E L D H O U S E - J F K H S $ 3 , 0 3 5 , 0 0 0H A L L W A Y S 2 2 & 2 4 $ 2 , 5 7 8 , 2 5 8R T U S $ 6 , 8 8 4 , 7 0 0S T E M L A B S M S : $ 1 , 2 0 8 , 0 0 0O T H E R P R O J E C T S : $ 5 , 2 2 4 , 0 8 5
G R A N D T O T A L : $ 8 7 , 7 1 8 , 0 8 9 16
FUNDING SOURCES
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Total Project Cost: $87,718,089
State Aid: $13,498,208
District Cost: $ 5,000,000
Total Bond: $69,219,881
ANTICIPATED TAX INCREASE: 0
STATE FUNDING
NJ Department of Education will partially fund qualified school construction renovation projects. The NJ DOE reimburses the district’s debt service each year.
• The public must approve the project via referendum.• Only partial funding is available.
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FUNDING PLAN
• The 2017 referendum debt is being paid with Township programs.• No tax increase associated with the construction.• The March 2020 referendum will be paid the same way.• Sale from Township properties and taxes generated from new
warehouse from the Avenel project will fund the 2020 referendum.
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STUDENT MOVEMENT
• Students at Ford Avenue School #14 will move into Lafayette Estates School #25 in September 2022 or when School #25 addition is completed.
• Surplus seating at Schools #29, #25 and #11 for any additional students from housing projects.
• Additional elementary classrooms satisfy the LRFP capacity shortage
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#14 PROPERTY
No housingNo retailPark/playground with enclosed parking
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#4/5 PROPERTY
No housingPossible relocation of School District
Administrative offices
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TIMELINEReferendum: March 10, 2020, 2:00-8:00 pm Bonding: Spring/Summer 2020
Bidding: Spring /Summer 2020
Construction:
1) Avenel Street 4/5: Winter 2020
2) Lafayette Estates 25: Winter 2020
3) Matthew Jago 28: Winter 2020
4) Hallways 22 & 24: Winter 2020
5) All other projects: ASAP
Anticipated Completion:
1) Avenel Street 4/5: Fall 2022
2) Lafayette Estates 25: Fall 2022
3) Matthew Jago 28: Fall 2022
4) Hallways 22 & 24: Fall 2022
5) Security & Air Quality: December 2021
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Date: March 10, 2020
Time: 2:00-8:00 pmFor architectural drawings of all projects visit our website at:
http://www.woodbridge.k12.nj.us/
REFERENDUM INFO
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POLLING LOCATIONS:
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Ward District Location2 1 Keasbey Fire House, Smith St., Keasbey2 2 Hopelawn Fire House, Loretta St, Hopelawn2 3 Olsen Towers Sr. Apts., New Brunswick Ave., Fords2 4 Fords Fire House, King George Rd., Fords2 5 Fords Library, Ford Ave., Fords2 6 Fords Fire House, King George Rd., Fords2 7 Fords Middle School, Fanning St., Fords2 8 Fords Middle School, Fanning St., Fords2 9 Woodbridge Community Center, Main St., Woodbridge2 10 Hopelawn Fire House, Loretta St., Hopelawn2 11 Fords Fire House, King George Rd., Fords2 12 Fords Library, Ford Ave., Fords2 13 Lafayette Estates School #22, Ford Ave., Fords2 14 Keasbey Fire House, Smith St., Keasbey2 15 Woodbridge Community Center, Main St., Woodbridge
Ward District Location1 1 Woodbridge Fire House, School St., Woodbridge1 2 Woodbridge Middle School, Barron Ave., Woodbridge1 3 Housing Authority Comm Ctr., Bunns Lane, Woodbridge1 4 Mawbey Street School #1, Mawbey St., Woodbridge1 5 Woodbridge Middle School, Barron Ave., Woodbridge1 6 Municipal Building, 1 Main St., Woodbridge1 7 Mawbey Street School #1, Mawbey St., Woodbridge1 8 Iselin Middle School, Hyde Ave., Iselin1 9 Woodbridge Middle School, Barron Ave., Woodbridge1 10 Municipal Building, 1 Main St., Woodbridge1 11 Woodbridge Fire House, School St., Woodbridge1 12 Housing Authority Comm Ctr., Bunns Lane, Woodbridge1 13 Matthew Jago School #28, Glen Cove Ave., Sewaren1 14 Woodbridge Middle School, Barron Ave., Woodbridge1 15 Matthew Jago School #28, Glen Cove Ave., Sewaren
Ward District Location3 1 Port Reading School #9, Turner St., Port Reading3 2 Avenel St. School #4/5, Avenel St., Avenel3 3 Port Reading School #9, Turner St., Port Reading3 4 Port Reading School #9, Turner St., Port Reading3 5 Avenel St. School #4/5, Avenel St., Avenel3 6 Avenel Knights of Columbus, Morrissey Ave., Avenel3 7 Port Reading School #9, Turner St., Port Reading3 8 VFW Post #7164, W.Park Ave., Avenel3 9 Avenel Middle School, Woodbine Ave., Avenel3 10 VFW Post #7164, W.Park Ave., Avenel3 11 Avenel Middle School, Woodbine Ave., Avenel3 12 Avenel Knights of Columbus, Morrissey Ave., Avenel3 13 Avenel Middle School, Woodbine Ave., Avenel (continued on next page)
POLLING LOCATIONS
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Ward District Location4 1 Iselin Middle School, Hyde Ave., Iselin4 2 Iselin Middle School, Hyde Ave., Iselin4 3 Iselin Fire House, 20 Auth Ave., Iselin4 4 First Presbyterian Church of Iselin, Oak Tree Rd., Iselin4 5 Indiana Ave. School #18, Indiana Ave., Iselin4 6 Robert Mascenik School #26, Benjamin Ave., Iselin4 7 Menlo Park Terrace School #19, Maryknoll Road, MPT4 8 Menlo Park Terrace School #19, Maryknoll Road, MPT4 9 Iselin Middle School, Hyde Ave., Iselin4 10 Cooper Towers Sr. Citizens Bldg., Oak Tree Rd., Iselin4 11 Indiana Avenue School #18, Indiana Ave., Iselin4 12 Iselin Fire House, 20 Auth Ave., Iselin4 13 Robert Mascenik School #26, Benjamin Ave., Iselin4 14 Lynn Crest School #22, Ira Ave., Colonia
Ward District Location5 1 Claremont Ave. School #20, Claremont Ave., Colonia5 2 Avenel Middle School, Woodbine Ave., Avenel5 3 Claremont Ave. School #20, Claremont Ave., Colonia5 4 Claremont Ave. School #20, Claremont Ave., Colonia5 5 Lynn Crest School #22, Ira Ave., Colonia5 6 Pennsylvania Ave. School #27, Penna. Ave., Colonia5 7 Evergreen Senior Citizens Center, Inman Ave., Colonia5 8 Evergreen Senior Citizens Center, Inman Ave., Colonia5 9 Pennsylvania Ave. School #27, Penna. Ave., Colonia5 10 Oak Ridge Heights School #21, Inman Ave., Colonia5 11 Oak Ridge Heights School #21, Inman Ave., Colonia5 12 Oak Ridge Heights School #21, Inman Ave., Colonia5 13 Pennsylvania Ave. School #27, Penna. Ave., Colonia5 14 First Presbyterian Church of Iselin, Oak Tree Rd., Iselin5 15 First Presbyterian Church of Iselin, Oak Tree Rd., Iselin5 16 Reinhard Manor, 401 Fairview Ave., Colonia5 17 Iselin Middle School, Hyde Ave., Iselin5 18 Iselin Middle School, Hyde Ave., Iselin
