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Manasquan School Budget Meeting Canceled

School district next meeting March 26

Editor: Some clarifying information about state aid and the reason for meeting changes was added to the original story.

A special meeting to further explain the Manasquan School District Budget has been canceled for March 21.

The next meeting of the school board, where officials may approve the coming school budget, will be March 26 at Manasquan High School. The district changed the meeting start time to 6 p.m.

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Board Vice President Mike Shelton said the March 26 meeting will meet an hour earlier to allow for public discussion on the budget, whereas the March 21 meeting was canceled for the Gov. Chris Christie town hall at the high school.

Manasquan Schools' preliminary budget is about $3.9 million less than last year, bringing the school spending plan to $23.991 million.

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Approximately $13.706 million will come from tax revenue. The school district is anticipating another $10 million in revenue from sources such as state aid, which is $500,000.

Of the $23.991 million total expenditures, about $1 million will go toward debt service.

Last year's budget was approximately $26 million, with officials at the time citing roof replacement and unfunded county and state mandates as reason behind a 4.5 percent increase in taxation.

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