Tom,

The WTBOE has already announced next year's budget will spend 0.6% to 1.3% LESS next year than it spent this year depending on options it will consider at the March 5th meeting. Try and keep up.

Of course the two biggest champions of waste fraud and abuse of taxpayer money Kevin Nedd and Jeff Emery, aka Domino, would ask such DUMB questions.

I'm going to answer your question with a question...If the WTBOE wasn't flush with cash; why would they propose having a lavish fireworks display at eight grade graduation, all day kindergarten and the EXPANSION of the special ed program, not to mention building the bus garage?

BTW, 0.6-1.3% less is a joke. It should be more like 10% by closing a school--so much for flat earthers who are sycophants of union control of our tax dollars.

Mr. Lotito, answering a valid question with lies,smears and personal attacks is not a acceptable reply in the real world. We know it's your style but it doesn't change anything. Special Ed is in compliance with NJDOE requirements. The bus garage will be built with money from bonds, not with "cash". Where is all this cash? In what account? It's a catchy sound bite (doubt you thought it up) but you can't back it up with facts. As usual.

And where did the 270K come from that the BOE threw down the toilet, just for exploring the idea of a bus depot next to the school, which was scrapped? (I have a copy of the cost estimate sheet form the BOE on the bus depot) Of course special ed is a state mandate that must be met. But that's not what I'm talking about. The WTBOE has proposed expanding the special ed in lieu of dropping enrollment and making WT a receiving district for special ed students from the surrounding area. Of course the BOE is going to create debt to build the bust depot making it more expensive for the TAX PAYERS to pay off. Where did the MILLION dollars come from for renovations? It's not the BOE's money, it's the TAXPAYERS money! Enjoy your tax INCREASE Jeff.

I hope that the BOE expands the special ed program to become a receiving district for other towns, because they will be able to charge tuition and actually generate revenue for it, which will help to offset the costs of the students from Washington Township. In fact if it were done successfully it could expand into one of the other buildings that you so desperately want to close. Your yelling at me, name-calling and attempts to guess my identity are typical, but irrelevant. Why don't you run for the BOE to put a stop to all this waste you rant about? You've got a lot to say but you accomplish absolutely nothing.

You don't like the fact that I alert the public to the outrageous spending schemes by our local school boards, That is your problem and typical of a person who loves to hatch schemes to spend taxpayer money.

Even if the WTBOE charged tuition for special ed from other towns, they wouldn't collect enough revenue to support the program. WT tax payers would in essence be subsidizing them. That's why the expansion should be scrapped. What other points do you want to challenge me on and embarrass yourself again?

In fact the Special Ed expansion could prove to be a profitable endeavor, despite what is said on this thread. Mr. Lotito says whatever pops into his head, which is generally a mixture of rumor, innuendo and paranoia. Blend in a little fantasy topped off by a healthy dose of passive-aggressive behavior and there you have it. Washington Township's leading voice of doom and gloom.

Now you're admitting the BOE is EXPANDING ?!? How disingenuous Jeff. Keep embarrassing yourself and hiding behind your pseudonym because you don't want to be associated with your opinions in public. Anything I post I dare you to disprove.

Money is not being spent on programs for the students.The surplus money is going into expansion of UNION jobs. Here's a question for you, that makes my point.....How many new employees will the WTBOE hire to staff the new bus depot? Will those jobs be less than 70K per employee per year? What does the average mechanic make, plus benefits and pension? Why isn't putting the money back in the class room the BOE's TOP priority?

Hi George, Thanks for making my point....The BOE has surplus cash from teacher turnover and attrition. They also have extra cash from last year because heating bills were lower due to last year's warm winter.

Jeff,

As I have with others, I should ask why you didn't run for the open seat on the BOE last November. But given your performance last time you served on the BOE as Finance Chair, which resulted in the largest tax increase in township history of any kind, it's probably best you stay where you are.

What does a bus mechanic make? A secretary? And of course they're going to hire ANOTHER administrator to oversee the whole operation. Local public sector jobs pay very well.