Consolidation

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton) responded to the recent allegations of corruption among notable New Jersey public officials.  "These arrests make it clear that New Jersey is in dire need for consolidating local governments," said Gusciora.

Governor Corzine signed legislation to eliminate non-operating school districts and merge them into existing ones. 

Non-operating districts are typically those with a small number of students, that do not operate schools. As a result, students are sent to another district via a send-receive relationship. The non-operating district is charged tuition for the students it sends to the receiving district. Non-operating districts have school board to assemble the budget for the district. There are 26 non-operating districts throughout New Jersey. 13 of them will be eliminated under Phase I this Fall. Click on the play button to watch the video.

GUSCIORA:  TIME IS RIGHT FOR LOCAL CONSOLIDATION
Praises Governor for Proposal During State of the State

(TRENTON) - Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton) commended Governor Corzine for promoting the timely release of recommendations by the Department of Community Affairs' Consolidation Commission during today's State of the State Address.

Senator Steve Oroho (R-24), a member of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, said that Governor Corzine’s proposal to cut nearly $190 million in municipal aid from the state budget will improperly punish small towns that operate efficiently while protecting larger towns that continue to waste money.

New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation; its top income tax rate is the fourth highest in the nation; and we have one of the highest sales taxes. There is no question. New Jersey citizens are among the highest taxed in the country.

The question is why,

KYRILLOS:  BUDGET CUTS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERGRepublican Caucus Vows To Find More Savings For Taxpayers In Budget

            Senator Joseph Kyrillos, (R-Monmouth/Middlesex), issued the following statement following Governor Corzine’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget.

             “Governor Corzine’s proposed budget cuts represent the tip of the iceberg. We will identify additional cuts to the State Budget. We need to begin a revolutionary and evolutionary process to reinvent what has been a broken state government.

Real Consolidation Part Of The Property Tax Solution