Mount Olive School Board Election day 2008

MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY - School Board Election Day is Tuesday, April 15th, 2008. Mount Olive residents will be heading to the polls to elect school board candidates for board of education positions. Voter's will also weigh in on the ongoing debate over the proposed Township of Mount Olive School District budget.

There are three open positions on the Board of Education and three candidates. Mount Olive school board candidates include Robert Mania, Daniel Amianda, and Mark Werner.

The Board of Education(BOE) acts by formally adopting District Policies and Regulations, approving contracts for services, adopting an annual budget, and appointing and supervising the Superintendent of Schools. Each open position holds a full term of 3 years.

All Mount Olive Township voters will be asked to vote on two public questions that will appear on the April 15th school election ballot.

Public Question No. 1 - Do you approve/disapprove the proposed
2008-2009 budget in the amount of $53,189,857 for the general fund which holds and increase of the current tax levy by 1.89%.

Public Question No. 2 - Do you approve/disapprove an additional permanent increase of the general fund in the amount of $482,254 for expenditures above and beyond the necessary Core Curriculum Content Standards adopted by the State Board of Education.

Be an Informed Voter
Information regarding the 2008-2009 budget is available on the Mount Olive Board of Education's website >>

Polling Times
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
7:00am to 9:00pm

Polling Locations
Mountain View Elementary School
Tinc Road Elementary School
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
Sandshore Elementary School

Polling information is also contained in sample ballots mailed to all registered voters prior to the election.

Mount Olive Township residents are encouraged to exercise their right to vote.

Tinc Road School PTO General Meeting

MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY - The Tinc Road Elementary School parent/teacher organization (PTO) will be holding their monthly general meeting tomorrow April 8th, 2008 at 7:00pm.

Dr. Rosalie Lamonte, Ph.D. the Superintendent of Mount Olive Township Schools will be attending as a guest speaker to discuss the 2008-2009 Mount Olive Board of Education (BOE) Budget.

School Board Election Day is April 15th, 2008.

2008 Municipal Budget and Taxes Presentation

MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY - Mayor David Scapicchio will host an information presentation for the public on the 2008 Municipal Budget and Taxes for Mount Olive residents.

The presentation will begin tomorrow at 8:00pm Wednesday March 5, 2008. Residents are encouraged to participate in an open Question & Answers session immediately afterwards.

The presentation will be held in the large meeting room at the Mount Olive Public Library (973-691-8686) on Flanders-Drakestown Road (adjacent to the township municipal building). Mayor Scapicchio will be joined by Sherry Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer; Jack Marchione, Tax Assessor; and Bill Sohl, Township Administrator to assist during the Question and Answer session.

Mount Olive NJ Taxes and Budget 2008

MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY - Mayor David Scapicchio announced today that he will host an information presentation for the public on the 2008 Municipal Budget and 2008 Taxes for residents.

The presentation will begin at 8:00pm the evening of Wednesday March 5, 2008. Residents are encouraged to participate in an open Question & Answers session immediately afterwards.

The presentation will be held in the large meeting room at the Mount Olive Public Library (973-691-8686) on Flanders-Drakestown Road (adjacent to the township municipal building). Mayor Scapicchio will be joined by Sherry Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer; Jack Marchione, Tax Assessor; and Bill Sohl, Township Administrator to assist during the Question and Answer session.

Election News & Results

MOUNT OLIVE, NEW JERSEY - 2007 General Election results are in. Nearly 4,000 voters went to the polls today. Mayor David Scapicchio was re-elected to a four-year term. Phil Tobey and Colleen Labow retain their seats on council and are joined by newcomer Alex Roman.

GENERAL ELECTION 2007 FINAL RESULTS
Mayor of Mount Olive Township:

• 2,739 votes - David Scapicchio


•   1,018 votes - Richard Escobar


•   719 votes - Walter Lata

Mount Olive Township Council:

• 2,616 votes - Phil Tobey


• 2,527 votes - Alex Roman


• 2,110 votes - Colleen Labow


• 2,093 votes - John Mania


• 1,656 votes - Jim Buell


• 1,569 votes - Rosemary Tonczos

Public Questions (Statewide)

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New Jersey Taxes

MOUNT OLIVE, NEW JERSEY - You might have noticed the signs popping up all over town. Campaign Signs for the Republican candidates Scappicchio, Tobey, Roman, and Labow or Democratic candidates Escobar, Buell, Mania, and Tonczos. There are even some rather large handmade signs of the Independent candidate for mayor Walter Lata.

The sign that really caught my eye was the one that says "Stop Higher Taxes Vote No on all Ballot Questions". All New Jersey voters will be asked to vote on four public questions that will appear on the November 6th general election ballot.

Public Question No. 1 - Do you approve/disapprove that all money earned from the 2006 sales tax increase should be dedicated to property tax relief.

Public Question No. 2 - Do you approve/disapprove the state of New Jersey borrowing $450 million to give grants for stem cell research.

Public Question No. 3 - Do you approve/disapprove the state of New Jersey borrowing $200 million for farmland and open space preservation.

Public Question No. 4 - Do you approve/disapprove revising language in the state constitution that denies a person the right to vote by deleting the phrase "idiot or insane person" and replacing it with the phrase "person who has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting."

To read more about the public questions, they can be found on the www.nj.gov website >>

If you are unsure of what these questions really mean and how they will affect taxes in New Jersey - ask questions, do research, know before you vote.