Woodbridge Township School District
Facilities Improvement Project
Announces Ground-Breaking &
Start of Construction
of New JFK High School Athletic
Field
(John F. Kennedy Memorial High School) -
Mayor John
E. McCormac, Dr. Robert Zega, Superintendent, Woodbridge Township School District and members of the Woodbridge
Township School District Facilities Improvement Project announced the groundbreaking and start of construction
of a new John F. Kennedy Memorial High School Football and Athletic Field at a JFK High School ground-breaking
ceremony.
Mayor McCormac and Dr. Zega noted that the new JFK High School synthetic
turf football and multi-purpose athletic field replaces the original grass turf
field built subsequent to the construction of JFK High School in 1964. The new JFK multi-purpose athletic
field will accommodate Varsity and Junior Varsity football, boys and girls
soccer, the JFK Cheerleader Team and Marching Band. The synthetic turf field will sport the JFK Mustang logo in
center field and the JFK Mustang at each end zone.
The WHS stadium is part of the larger School District Facilities
Improvement Project initiative by the Township to rehabilitate School District
sport and athletic fields, spectator stadium bleachers and stands, playgrounds,
auditorium theatres, and other public-use school facilities. The
investment in new and revitalized public school facilities is financed through
tax incentives (Payments in
Lieu of Taxes or PILOT’s) that corporations and businesses pay to the Township when they locate a
new business or expand an existing business. The Township bond to
finance the projects – funded via corporate PILOT agreements - will remove the
financial obligation from the School Board to fund facilities projects directly
from the annual school budget, allowing more funds in the school budget for
curriculum and direct classroom expenditures that will serve to further improve
the education of each and every student in Woodbridge Township. As
importantly, the school facility renovation and upgrade initiative benefits the
entire community and serves to dramatically improve property values. By implementing the PILOT financing, school
district tax funds are not being spent on sport or recreation infrastructure,
but are reserved for educational amenities. The JFK High School
football and multi-purpose athletic field is budgeted for $980,000 via funding
derived from the CPV PILOT project.
