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Jersey City school board adopts massive $814 million budget, increasing taxes for the second straight year
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Jersey City Board of Education President Mussab Ali holds up a graph at a joint meeting of the school board and the city council.
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Jersey City’s Board of Education finalized its massive $814 million budget for the 2021-2022 school year, raising taxes on the average homeowner by almost $1,000.
The BOE adopted the final budget, which is being increased by $78 million from last year, in a 6-3 vote with little dispute Monday. Board trustees Joan Terrell-Paige, Gina Verdibello, Gerald Lyons, Lorenzo Richardson, Marilyn Roman and board President Mussab Ali voted yes.
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The Jersey City Board of Education approved a fully funded $814,051,708 budget for the 2021-2022 scholastic year at an uncharacteristically brief meeting last night that lasted just over an hour.
There were just three speakers, all of whom are a part of Jersey City Together, during the public portion: Dr. Jyl Josephson, Nancy Pokler, and Brigid D’Souza. As they did last week, they all implored the board to vote for a fully-funded budget.
The spending plan, which narrowly passed on first reading back in March, comes with a $278,019,494 local tax levy – which includes a bank cap of $85,000,000 – and an annual tax increase of approximately $996 per homeowner with an assessed value of about $460,000.
Ali, Fulop vocalize issues with Jersey City school funding at joint meeting between BOE, council
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop (left) and Board of Education President Mussab Ali. Screenshots via Facebook Live.
By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View
Board of Education President Mussab Ali said early on at the roughly hour-long session that the district will have $250 million cut over the next three years before Mayor Steven Fulop gave his two cents on the matter.
“I think we all share in a common goal recognizing that fixing the school problem here in Jersey City is crucial to the future of our city, and educating the next generation, and making sure we stay a vibrant and attractive city for future generations,” Fulop began.
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