At a special meeting May 10, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a $66.7 million school budget for 2023-24. A previously proposed budget of $67.2 million was tabled late last month after strong public opposition to a 6-cent per $100 assessed value increase in the school tax, which is apart from the municipal and county assessments.

Board President Sean O’Brien, Vice President Bonnie Levy, Bruno Iamonte, Regina Tarnowski and Colleen Angus voted in favor, while voting against it were…