There are two important governmental meetings tomorrow, December 18. The first is the Somerset County Freeholders meeting (7:00 p.m.) at the county administration building in Somerville. The second is the regular meeting of the Bridgewater-Raritan Board of Education (8:00 p.m.) at the Wade Building on Newmans Lane, Martinsville.
Freeholders’ Meeting: Although I couldn’t find what could be the most interesting item on the county’s agenda for tomorrow, there most likely will be a vote concerning the continuation of the Somerset County Park Commission.
The outcome is hardly in doubt since, for all practical purposes, the decision to retain the Park Commission was cast several months ago, when the Freeholders decided not to place that topic on the November ballot. Legal counsel advised the Freeholders that they had the power to decide the fate of the Park Commission. A vote by the Freeholders was then delayed until now.
School Board Meeting: Tomorrow evening, Bridgewater-Raritan Schools Superintendent Michael Schilder, and Peter Starrs, Business Administrator, will give a preliminary budget report for the next school year, 2008-2009. Although you won’t be voting on this until next April, the administration is working hard to get this information before you as soon as possible.
An important factor in this equation is the teachers’ contract which is currently in the midst of negotiations. The result is usually a multi-year agreement, the first-year impact of which will be felt in the 2008-2009 school year budget
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