Tuesday, January 15, 2019

"Bergen County judge orders wording to be changed in Hackensack $170M ballot question"



Link to article on northjersey.com:




From the article:


“It is an extraordinarily expensive commitment that the citizens of Hackensack would be approving,” De La Cruz said in court. “And I believe under these circumstances the citizens of Hackensack deserve to have an actual, accurate language on their ballot to reflect the expense that they are expected to bear.”


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“The judge added a second caveat to the court order. She asked that the school board refrain from advocating in support of or opposition to the ballot measure — something that Cramer had requested, but that attorneys representing the school board argued the board had not done.

“I am also concerned about the potential of the Board of Education engaging in some sort of advocacy in support of the question,” De La Cruz said.”