Hoboken voters sent a clear message that a $241 million school-construction proposal was excessive, rejecting a tax hike as the Board of Education’s solution for the New Jersey city’s swelling population.
Opponents said the proposal for a new high school with an indoor ice rink and rooftop football field lacked transparency and was rushed.
With 100% of districts reporting unofficial results, voters in the square-mile city across the Hudson River from Manhattan were rejecting the proposal about 2-to-1.
“We believe that local, long-term investment, which includes community involvement, in our education system, is important and necessary, and we look forward ...