Roxbury and Mt. Arlington Consolidation Study Commission

03/22/2021

Well, now the State will do the Consolidation while the Commission had a plan that the elected officials and the public fought. We had a team of local Commissioners concerned for Roxbury and Mt Arlington children and tax payers. A compromised plan. Now it is the hands of the State. As local residents, we will now see the state demand Regionalization!

https://njbia.org/njbia-supporting-school-district-regionalization-bill/?

NJBIA support a bill that would start the process of creating K-12 regional school districts to improve education and save taxpayers money.

03/10/2021

https://www.roi-nj.com/2021/03/10/education/275-school-districts-in-n-j-could-soon-be-consolidated-weve-got-the-list/

In what surely will be a huge test in both challenging “home rule” and implementing many of the consolidation aspects of State Senate President Steve Sweeney’s “Path to Progress” reforms, the Senate Education Committee approved legislation this week that would consolidate all K-4, K-5, K-6...

11/19/2019

Attached is the independent consultant's report showing over $10,000,000 savings a year by consolidating two towns.

Note: this study and report was conducted by independent consultants, not the commission members. Click here to view: Consultant's Report ...

11/19/2019

Report completed by Laracy Associates, LLC, a CPA Firm, illustrates how consolidation does not work even with $10,000,000+ savings a year due to the equalization statute.

Note: This report was completed by an independent CPA firm (Laracy Associates, LLC), not the commissioners. Click here to view: Equaliza...

11/14/2019

The Consolidation Commission, I Chaired for over 4 1/2 years, completes our mission. Now it is time for Roxbury and Mount Arlington to use our study reports as a blueprint to find shared services that can be implemented to reduce property taxes for the residents.
Thanks go out to all the Commissioners that dedicated almost 5 years to this study as volunteers for the sole benefit of finding possible solutions to reduce property taxes in Roxbury and Mount Arlington.
Thanks also for Gina Genovese for her insights and support over the past 7 years to encourage Consolidations and shared services as part of "Courage to Connect".

ROXBURY, NJ – The Roxbury-Mount Arlington Consolidation Study Commission held its final meeting Wednesday, capping a 7-year-long effort to see if combining the two towns would save taxpayers lots...

11/13/2019

Tonight's meeting will be held in the Roxbury Senior Center at 7pm.

11/10/2019

Agenda is posted for Wednesday's meeting.

Meeting of the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study Commission Roxbury Recreation Office 72 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna, NJ 07876 ...

10/29/2019

See Chairman Heard's Summary and full transcript of the DCA Local Finance Board Meeting held 9/11/19.

10/24/2019

Here is a copy of the email from the DCA Local Bureau Chief requesting a meeting under executive session. This was sent after they already had closed door meetings with the both Mayors and Business administrators.

10/22/2019

***TOMORROW'S PUBLIC MEETING RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 13th*** There will be a closed executive session meeting tomorrow for Commission members only at the request of the DCA Local Bureau Chief.

10/21/2019

***UPDATE: MEETING IS RESCHEDULED FOR NOV 13***

Agenda for Wednesday's meeting is posted.

SPECIAL Meeting of the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study Commission Roxbury Recreation Office 72 Eyland Avenue, S...

10/18/2019

***UPDATE: Meeting rescheduled for November 13***

MEETING NOTICE: The commission will meet on October 23rd at 7:00pm in the Roxbury Rec Center. Agenda will follow.