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Voters to decide fate of Gloucester County school district projects

Residents in three Gloucester County school districts will vote in construction referendums Tuesday. The Kingsway Regional School District is asking residents to approve spending $31.1 million for additions and renovations to the middle and high schools. Of that, $8.5 million would be reimbursable by the state, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association, which provided information about the referendums.

Residents in three Gloucester County school districts will vote in construction referendums Tuesday.

The Kingsway Regional School District is asking residents to approve spending $31.1 million for additions and renovations to the middle and high schools. Of that, $8.5 million would be reimbursable by the state, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association, which provided information about the referendums.

In East Greenwich, taxes would increase by $157.01 a year for property assessed at the township average of $169,460. In South Harrison, where the average assessment is $352,887, taxes would rise by $175.49. In Swedesboro, the average assessment is $96,105 and the tax impact would be $112.81. In Woolwich, with an average assessment of $181,402, taxes would rise $154.26, according to district figures.

The National Park School District wants to replace the roof on its elementary school. The project would cost $961,000, with $599,550 eligible for state reimbursement.

The owner of property assessed at the district average of $84,453 would pay $37.75 more in taxes, according to district officials.

In addition to the high rate of state reimbursement, Superintendent Joyce Stumpo said, district officials were able to get a low interest rate of 4 percent and a relatively short pay-off term of 10 years.

The Woodbury Heights School District seeks voter authorization for $629,194 in renovations to the elementary school, including work on the roof and the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. Of that, $251,678 would qualify for state reimbursement.

Taxes would rise $23.14 a year in the district, where the average property assessment is $142,911, district business administrator Scott Henry said.

These proposed projects are among eight being voted on around the state. They total about $194 million, according to the school boards association.