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At a half-billion, 3 NJ schools raise old questions PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 13 July 2008

BY DUNSTAN McNICHOL
Star-Ledger Staff

A few projects stood out last week as state officials detailed plans to dole out $2.9 billion for school construction in the state's poorest districts, the first round of spending since a similar initiative collapsed three years ago.

In Millville, administrators who once hoped for $43 million to renovate their overcrowded high school instead landed $164 million for a whole new building, thanks to lobbying by a key legislator.

Phillipsburg and Trenton were winners, too. Each will receive at least $150 million more from the Schools Development Authority for new high schools -- more than three times the average cost nationwide. That's on top of $28 million already spent on their sites.

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