On April 21st, challengers Patrick J. Breslin and Stan Serafin of Bridgewater hope to garner two of the three seats up for grabs on the Bridgewater-Raritan School Board. Similarly, the three Bridgewater incumbents, Richard J. Guss, Cynthia Cullen, and Christine Schneider hope to remain in place.
On Tuesday evening, March 31st, at 8:00 pm, following a closed-door performance evaluation of the superintendent and the board secretary, there is a regular meeting of the B-R School Board at the Wade Building in Martinsville.
The single most important item on the agenda is a presentation and public hearing on the 2009-2010 school budget. It was made public months ago as a preliminary budget, but nothing has changed, and $133.2 million will be the final number unless, in a last minute move to secure the budget’s approval by voters, the board and administration present a significantly pared-down version.
So far, it’s been a quiet campaign for the election of board representatives, but a big push is quietly taking place for the budget’s passage.
The weight of the campaign’s inertia favors the three incumbent board members who are likely to retain their seats, unless Messrs. Breslin and Serafin wage a more rigorous campaign, or unless there is a budget backlash.
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