The Pleasantville School Board incumbents got voted back in. A $77 MILLION budget was approved. And yes, that is just for Pleasantville. There are maybe 10 elementary, 2 junior highs and 1 high school in town. And it costs $77 MILLION to run them.
This has been a local hot topic, especially since a neighboring town learned that their school superintended, imported from Florida, had brought two hos with him and paid them over $100,000 each for positions they weren't qualified for.
We all know Jersey is messed up.
The property taxes are ridiculous. Ma Maisonette's yearly tab is about $5,000. And for this I get...sewer service and the street plowed.
I have always thought that it was unfair to charge people without children for school fees. There is nothing in the Constitution that guarantees people an education. This will lead me into another rant about how the American school system is arranged, so I should stop this train of thought right now.
I did go to special trouble to vote yesterday. I should have known it was pointless. The people I voted for - all new to the school board - were beat by a 2 - 1 margin. The vote on the budget was a little closer.
Ever since I've been voting in New Jersey, I've been at odds with the majority on local stuff. It kind of makes me wonder what I'm doing here.
Then again, I'm stressed about money. Just because I got a job doesn't mean the fall-out stopped.
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