The Lakewood Student Transportation Authority (LSTA) has cut its newly announced fee for non-mandated student transportation, backing away from a $945 annual charge which sparked an intense backlash and led to fears that the entire system could collapse.
With the fee now reduced, the Igud Hamosdos has reversed course and are asking parents to opt in to transportation.
In a message distributed to local schools, the Igud said the reduction followed meetings and discussions with the LSTA, local and state government officials and askanim, saying the goal was to ensure that busing for the upcoming school year could begin on time.
“At this point, our recommendation has changed,” the message said, instructing schools to advise parents to opt in for transportation. The new recommendation replaces the previous direction to take no action.
The $290 fee, which is on top of the original $385 fee, is due immediately.
There are approximately 13,650 non-mandated children attending Lakewood area schools.
The LSTA’s online portal will be open from 2 p.m. this afternoon, while its office would remain open until 10 p.m. for walk-in assistance.
The fee reduction comes amid growing concern in Lakewood over the impact of the loss of municipal funding for non-mandated busing. The funding was eliminated after the state significantly reduced municipal aid to Lakewood as part of the fiscal year 2027 state budget, as well as a decision from the Trump administration to deny New Jersey’s FEMA application which could have recouped $6.5 million of the 8 million dollars the township spent on snow removal and cleanup after last winter’s snow storms.
However, the underlying funding issue remains unresolved.
While the LSTA’s decision may allow the consortium to continue operating, it does not restore the government funding that previously supported the program.
That leaves Lakewood facing a larger question about how non-mandated transportation will be financed in future years.
Someone has to answer the question.
Do public school students pay the same price ?
Sorry very uneducated question.
Public school students pay nothing! when you choose to send your child to a private school you are choosing to pay out of pocket – any funding that private schools is a courtesy.
Not saying the system is right but that is where we live and how goverment works
Factually incorrect. Non- mandated bussing or mandated bussing is not a private school thing. Which is why the same thing exists in every other township in the state.
Not strictly true according to the law.
Legaly wrong! NJ law requires that bussing be provided to public and non public school, in each district under the exact same criteria.
The public schools in Lakewood discontinued their non mandated bussing program in 2016.
Wrong. The Board of Ed stopped using their own funds for it and use Lakewood Township money instead. But the bussing never stopped for the public schools.
So where’s the remaining 270 coming from? The public has a right to know.
Was this all planned, so we should be thankful instead of complaining about an extra 290 per child fee?
unless there is a good explanation, the LSTA needs new leadership ASAP!
Heads need to roll!
“heads need to roll”
That expression, let us leave it for other people.
The children of Hashem , we need to speak a different language.
We were redeemed from Mitzraim, one of the reasons was , we had a beautiful language.
“Let us leave that for other people”??? What do you mean by that?
LSTA is a vendor to the township. Its not a non profit nor a township agency. Why isnt their services put out to bid? I would like to bid on this service and provide CUSTOMER SERVICE TOO. How is the LSTA just being handed 30 million of OUR money and forcing us to allow them to manipulate us and ignore any issues we have. LsTA needs to be held accountable to the people it services. Unless this service is put out to bid, they will never change.
This is mind boggling!!! any township contract must be sent out to bid. Yet here we have someone getting millions and millions with no bid process. We are all at their mercy while they get the gravy train at our expense. No customer service, no accountability, made up amounts we need to pay…. END THIS!!!! Who approved this? we need answers!
The state legislature authorized providing transportation through a consortium of private schools. No bidding is required. (The consortium – LSTA – puts out bids for the routes).
It was voted on by both the Assembly and Senate and signed by the Governor.
How do we get the private schools to encourage LSTA to provide an ounce of customer service? Its pathetic how its run. LSTA is in desperate need of an overhaul. My bussing is not a favor they are providing. The big bosses are getting yearly increases while the service stinks. No business would survive like this. Enough is enough.
You can’t. They are an entity of the Vaad. The establishment of LSTA over private bussing, like exists in NYS, should have been implemented. All the excuses why it can’t be done are nothing but excuses.
Curious to know what funding is offsetting this drastic cut. Sounds like LSTA realized nobody was paying and decided to cut the fee to what was actually needed all along and forgo a sweet payday they anticipated.
Hahaha!
They never planned on increasing the fee to more than $675. The whole $945 was a trick to get you to think you are getting a deal.
They are cutting into their profits. Do you demand your supermarkets and other businesses work without the profit they want? NO. So why should LSTA work on less profit?
Cant compare lsta to a store. We have options where we shop. We have none when it comes to bussing. System stinks!
LSTA is not supposed to be a profitable business. It was created simply to facilitate the bussing routes for the township. If the lsta BIG boss decides he wants a million dollar salary, he needs to be transparent. Especially when the entire town is needing to pay that salary.
I opted in last week and it’s still showing the old amount. Will it get updated?
Email them!
Check back after 2 pm
No problem. Just call the LSTA and get a helpful rep on the phone in minutes who will politely and pleasantly help you straighten everything out.
HA!
Next time don’t opt in stop ruining it for the tzibur
Why don’t you open your own bus company, and see how much it costs per student!!!!!!!!??????????
You’d probably charge 5k per student just to get off the fround.
Question,
The taxes in Lakewood are not less then any other town, most of the children in Lakewood go to private schools.
WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING???
The money is going to fund the out of district schools as well as transportation. The state only recognizes the students who are registered as public school students, so Lakewood is only receiving funds to cover 4500 students as opposed to over 40k students
Yes, our out of district special ed schools are second to none, and also cost the taxpayer $$$$$ (over $100,000 per kid per year)
Actually, I believe it’s more like $120,000
So if it really costed $945 and now they lower it to $675. How will bussing be funded for THIS CURRENT year???
Excellent question. Seems that it will just enable them to kick the can for another year
This was a PR ploy, they knew there would be massive pushback from the community. So, they first asked for a higher amount, then they ”discounted” it to the actual price that they needed all along. and everyone thinks it’s a discount.
Is this cheaper than the original $385?
Is this ON TOP of the $385 they already charged me?
yes
Correct, it seems they failed to mention that this is in addition to the $385 which we’ve already paid. So the numbers added together are almost $700, a measly discount of about $285… the letter is very misleading and makes it sound like all we need to pay is $290…. which obviously is incorrect. I’m also surprised nobody brought up the fact that the LSTA did this scam last year, but it was at the end of the year. They said the bus fee was more and wouldn’t allow us to pay for the new bus fee unless the previous year was paid…. which included the extra money they added at the end of the year.
Behold the word “additional”. It appears once in this article’s headline and twice in the image with the Igud notice.
“Additional” means extra, more, or added to what already is there.
In this case it means an amount added to the original $385 fee.
We’ve been played. But we’re not so naive. Saw this coming.
100%.
Name an astronomical price, then walk it back and offer us a “discounted” price. So now we’re supposed to be happy and even thankful. And call yourselves heroes for saving the day.
And of course give us only a few hours to opt in – Don’t think, just pay.
where is the money coming from???
clearly this was the game plan all along! Make it sound absurd and then they lower it to make it sound like they are just awesome. This is maddening! In addition, if we are paying for a SERVICE, weneed them to act like a paid SERVICE. I had such bad experiences with geting them to help me when i had bus stop issues. There is literally no one home and they have no negios to help parents. They ned to have much better customer service
Never Happy
like my wife said, if i am paying close to $600 out of pocket then i want a house stop.
not to shlep two blocks and then have to sit for 90 minutes on teh bus ride!
Close to $700
and I’d like my 11 y/o son who need to go to minyan not have to get on the bus ar6:45 for minyan in yeshiva a full hour later!!! So now I need to drive him and pay the $700 for bussing home ( no I can not be a taxi service all day I have 5 kids in school that I’m paying this for in did school with diff dismissal time for each)
so for all this money can the routes also make sense???
Im paying for.my.mesivta son $230 x12months for house stop transportation with van service from his yeshiva
This sounds more fishy than ever
Is this $290 on top of the $385? Or is the whole fee down to $290?
in addition to the $385
on top of the 385
I would like to point out that one of the people running Igud Hamosdos is also a board of directors on LSTA
All of them are the same, some are just people who are working in the place of others.
If there’s any message to take, Look at the power of tefillos!
Look at how they worded it before you start celebrating. You are still paying $675 per child for non mandated bussing. They make it seem like all you are paying is $290, however, it’s $290+$385 for a total of $675. Keep in mind you paid about $90 for non mandated bussing about 5-6 years ago!
Sure. Have it your way. they won’t cover their expenses and make a profit. They sell their busses and shut down. Now what do you do?
Still highway robbery, of a failed mechanism.This LSTA needs to be closed down, and we need to start again. There entire system, is discriminatory, against non-public school children. They also don’t respond to the needs of people, and refuse to follow.the laws as they pertain to the bussing laws. Bussing on legal holidays is required by law. The law.dows not allow for them to dictate when the school day begins or ends.
Courtesy bussing is absolutely not required by any law. Like it or not, it is an extra.
Correct, but if the public school children have courtesy bussing from the township budget, then the non public are required by law to have the same. (And since they do….)
Public school is fully funded by the State. Even if they don’t coverthe bussing, they still have much more money left over for this expense. The State has no requirement to give anything. They can go back to the courts and cut more funding. After all, the boys schools by the time the boys are 12, no longer actually have secular education.
Still unaffordable for me.
not only for you. That doesn’t mean LSTA has to provide a service for free. If you want, you can drive your children, or walk them to school daily.
LSTA can figure it out. I don’t buy your torah
It’s – total of 675. Not just $290. Very deceiving letter
based on the funding cut of 2.7 million which they got last year and them saying that 20,000 kids are non mandated everyone should only have to pay 135 to make up the difference…..
if the lsta got 2.7 million from the township last year and there are 20,000 non mandated students we shoul donly need to pay addisitonal 135 why got more expensicve then what they got last year?
gas is over 4 dollars a gallon now
Diesel is quite a bit higher then that as well.
Because the drivers get a raise. They are a busines looking to make as much money as possible. Feel free to tell your grocer and your childrens clothing stores as well, they need to cut their profits and not make any money.
i sent a email to my childrens school after they reccomended i opt in for the additional fee . stating that due to lsta & state & township cutting funding. i am reducing my tuition bill by $5000. to cover the difference. Hey the $ has to come from somewhere
Just send to public school. Problem solved. Tuition free.
Everyone- please write down every time your bus shows up late or doesnt show at all which happened plenty last year and demand a refund. This is a paid service and you deserve a refund when the service is not being provided.
Good luck. You also pay for services at the post office and DMV. How’s the service there?
point is that is government run and customer service is not expected. But if were paying for PRIVATE service to handl this then we expect more than government.
I did private service it’s over 2600 per year
you probably dont live within 2 miles
Traffic isn’t within their control. If you can prove, the delay is because they didn’t leave the garage/yard on time, then you have an arguement. Otherwise, it’s just childish behavior.
Forget the refund. Just write it down and post at the end of the year.
The letter is misleading. This is $290 in addition to the $385 for someone with a bunch of kids in school needing the bussing it adds up very quickly and is unaffordable. Heads need to roll and a better plan needs to be put into place for the future.
With heads of mosdos on the board of LSTA you would think they would take care of the parent body.
My head is rolling right now, with laughter
If I dont opt in will I get my money back today also?
This was one big game all along…
They knew everyone will go crazy, so they played this game and now everyone will pay this amount. This town runs on three principals; al hasheker v’al hasheker v’al hasheker.
Agree 100% dvarim pshutim. One big corrupt town.
Siyag lachochma shetika. V’hamaivin yavin.
I for one will not sign up. This is highway robbery.
I hear you. However, the highway’s will quite literally be robbed if everyone opts out.
Same people on both boards, looks like it was planned.
The issue is greater, as they tend to use a mileage calculator that has a cushion of about a mile. Meaning if you are 2.7 miles, they will say you are 1.7 etc etc. They do not respond to complaints, other that they have a system that no one has.
They also ignore safety on the roads, which changes everything per the law.
Again no response from them.
It’s a bargain!!! Selling out!!! Special only until 11pm tonight or while supplies last!!?
I don’t know about everyone else but this bussing fee even at 385 was alot if you times it by multiple children. Now you want to almost double that?! I can’t afford it!!!
385+290
lets be clear
I also forgot to mention that even if you do pay whatever they want, you’re not guaranteed a bus stop by your cross street. We’ve had stops with multiple streets that my kids had to cross so I had to go out to get them everyday anyways!
Can we send this texts to all Lakewood parents?
Ah Gutten Monday
Regarding the LSTA new (lower) fee for non mandated students, the Iggud of Lakewood Parents feels this is a fee that should be covered by government and not the parents. Our recommendation is to NOT opt in.
If it worked so well once, let’s do it again, to bring the price down to zero. And if it was just a ploy… well we can play them back. DON’T OPT IN
Seems like a total set up. Give a high number, plan for backlash, come back with a lower number so everyone feels like they’re getting a better deal or a discount and we’ll go along with it. If they would’ve said this number originally they also would’ve gotten a decent amount of backlash. now we’re all just suddenly so thankful so we go along with it. Seems like this was all likely planned out and this was the number they really wanted anyways.
whos to say they wont add a fee mid year because we ran out of $ . and if you dispute the charge they just wont give you bussing next year because you have a balance
So i opted in for a couple of my kids and opted out for the older ones who can walk. they conveniently charged me right away the additional fee for the opt ins but no refund on my opt outs- what is going on here??
Can anyone confirm they got charged even in a case where the whole family opted out?
Feel free to dispute the charge
Curious how many people work at the LSTA- based on comment reactions i would say 4-6
The entire town is against the LSTA yet we have the 4-6 people downvoting any comment anti LSTA.
I believe it’s one guy with a few assistants. I’m sure he means well but if he wants to come clean he should talk directly to the people. Frankly, the whole fiasco is disgusting even if it was well intentioned.
Hard to believe there was anything here well intentioned. The LSTA was never providing any customer service. Whoever created this monster should rectify it. Perhaps the igud or whomever directs the millions to the LSTA should answer to the people, if LSTA $Man wont.
My son is in Mesivta, his bus in am comes so early and the stop isn’t near our house so we have a carpool. LSTA doesnt provide Friday bussing home and the stop during the week is so far from my house. I would love someone from LSTA to come try the walk when its dark and in the rain and snow and see if its normal. Its actually considered a different neighborhood then were we live Its unsafe to let kids walk home in that area at night. If I wouldn’t walk there at night why would they think its safe for a kid. LSTA wouldn’t budge or even listen when we said that the bus isn’t going out of the way to just turn into our neighborhood and drop off kids where its safe and yidden are in that area . No one is asking for house stop here. I’ve always felt scammed because you cant say you gave us a stop when its unsafe and we have to pick up our kid from the bus stop anyway, If we pay more we deserve better service!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t understand- an additional $290 x 13,650 kids is nearly 4 million dollars. ($3,958,500).
If it’s really just a 2.75M cut, that’s $200 per child.
And if there was already existing profit, apply that to the extra fees.
And if you charge the public school kids just like you charge private school kids, that brings down the fee even more.
My money tree shriveled up recently…
Where did you get 13,650 from?
It’s in the article you’re commenting on
So, let me get this straight: after
1) the supposedly non-for-profit entity (which, as I’ve written, does not necessarily mean that the top hats are not paying themselves unreasonably high salaries and benefits, and—writing in the general sense—many nonprofits do just that) l has been exposed to have been operating as a for profit company for the past several years;
2) the original increase was exposed to be unnecessary in the sense that it greatly exceeded that which was lost from state funding; and,
3) no explanation for the extremely late demand was given;
we are now supposed to forgive and forget?
The most consistent message from the ne’viam is that such unscrupulous business practises is an affront to God.
I won’t forget.
LSTA’s Season-Opening ‘Bash Sale’ Begins Today!
LSTA Offering Incredible Discounts for Parents & Students’ School Transportation Needs!
As part of its season-opening “Bash Sale”, the LSTA is offering huge discounts on all its non-mandated, student transportation services, the LSTA announced today in a brand new advertising campaign blitz.
“These huge discounted prices won’t last very long,” the LSTA proclaims in the ad. “We are slashing our original, amazingly low price of $945 per student to just $675 per student! Students will still receive the same stellar services that we’ve always provided them, including our top-notch seats with the most advanced, upscale upholstery in the industry! What’s more, students will also have access to our exclusive, patented windows system which enables passengers to view Lakewood’s incredible outdoor scenery by simply peering out of the buses’ highly advanced windows!”
“So what are you waiting for?!” the advertisement goes on to say. “Call us now and receive all of these benefits, plus more! Order your seats within the next 24 hours and we’ll also send you a free set of pomegranate to be used on Rosh Hashana! But that’s not all! Order your luxurious, ultra-plush bus seats within the next 24 hours, and we’ll also send you the “Dummies Guide to School Bus Transportation”, that’s a $10 value!”
“Grab this deal of a lifetime now, and do not procrastinate!” the add concludes. “Operators are standing by right now, ready to take your call! Good luck!”
watching this debate from Brooklyn. I feel your pain, it’s terrible this was sprung on you at the last second. However, we pay $1000 per child and have to wait at the end of a long block. We teach our kids to walk as young as it’s safe. I know you don’t have sidewalks so it’s not so simple.
The part I don’t understand is that you think this is owed to you bc you pay property taxes. People without children pay it as well, it doesn’t mean you’re owed busing.
And then when you do get a break, you decide it was preplanned. Zero hakaras hatov and no reason anyone should want to do something for you. So shut down lsta and drive, you will be the ones sitting in traffic. They’ll move on to their next thing.
Stop whining, make carpools and do something.
you dont pay half the amount of taxes that we do which about 60% goes to the Board of ed
A big chunk of the Board of Ed money goes to an out of district special ed School ,and to mandated busing not to actual public school students
while those things you mentioned do get money that is a very small fraction of the amount of property taxes we pay
You would be surprised at how large a percentage of the public school tax budget it really is.
I feel like I am in a George Orwell story.
The fee was $180. It is now $675. And it is called a ‘fee reduction’.
My question is, is there a single person who is persuaded by this kind of doublespeak? Who is supposed to be fooled by it?
Why couldn’t they say that the increase is to $675, not $945 as feared, and people can pay if they want? Why do they have to treat us like fools?
What we need is a competent, smart businessman – someone like Yanky Halpern-or an independent accounting firm that is not nogeiah, to thoroughly review the books, the LSTA, and the whole bussing bidding process. Then determine whether there is any mismanagement or corruption, identify where the problems are, and come up with a practical solution.
No doubt there are huge kickbacks involved too.
Dear TLS Staff and Orthodox residents of the Lakewood area –
I see that your community’s population of school age children continues to grow and towns bordering Lakewood are seeing an increase in this as well. Hundreds of yeshivas are projected to be built in and around Lakewood and other parts of NJ. Bussing and special education costs are mandated by law to be funded. The thing is that if your community has experienced a funding issue with non-mandated busing for Orthodox kids this past week, is there a possibility this will not happen to Howell, TR, Jackson, Manchester and Brick Orthodox families in the years to come? Has your Orthodox leadership been planning for this projected growth which will be a much massive fiscal expense covering multiple towns in the next 5-10 years? I am left to wonder if Avi Schnall, the VAAD, and Agudas Israel are thinking about these things.
I would sincerely like to hear thoughts from any member of the Orthodox community that is well versed on this issue.
Your respectful non-Orthodox neighbor.
I am not sure that a religious or cultural structure of authority exists within the Orthodox community of Lakewood and its environs that is cohesive enough to accomplish those goals.
(A short history, in case it’s helpful (note: this history is limited to the Ashkenazi experience): Even after the Romans dismantled the Jewish state, there were pockets of consensual authority in certain communities in Israel and in large diaspora communities. In Europe and in the Christian age, the source of that authority was primarily from those who governed any Jewish communities. With the Protestant revolutions and Europe’s religious wars, most European governments no longer saw a heir authority as religious, and the once notion of that recognizing a religious authority for Jews living in their states began to diminish and all but disappeared following the Enlightenment. For a while, Jewish communities continued to recognize their own hierarchy, but that too fell to the wayside when some Jews began practicing Judaism in ways different from each other, even within the same community. I’m not a historian; or am I certain — even as a non historian—of the accuracy of what I’ve written. It is the general sense that I have, though.)
As far as I can tell, there is not a singular structure of authority even within the Ultra Orthodox community of Lakewood and its environs. Perhaps it’s best to think of it as pockets of communities. There are two primary segments of Ultra Orthodox Jews in Ocean County: Chasidic and Yeshivish, each with their own subsets. The Chasidic, to me, seem more inclined of the two to follow suggestions — even civil one — made by those they chosen authority, which, for them, are their grand rabbis. But, there are many subsets of Chasidic groups, each having their own grand rabbis, thus making a cohesive authority even within that one larger community practically impossible. The second segment, and the far larger of the two in the area, is the Yeshivish community. Their rabbis don’t have the tradition of communal authority that Chasidic rabbis have, and some naturally limit their suggestions to only that which regards religious laws — and those who want to engage in such matters have, like the Chasidic grand rabbis, their authority limited to those who willingly subject themselves to such authority.
Most structures of Orthodox Jewish life that were once prevalent among American Orthodox Jewry—but never among the Hasidic— (e.g., Orthodox Union, Agudas Yisrael of America (“Aguda”), NCSY, Young Israel, Bnei Brith) have fallen in their utility regard promulgating a cohesive structure for either religious or cultural Orthodox Jewish life in America, and others have completely vanished (a phenomena seemingly correlated (and perhaps caused by?) the increase of post high school Yeshiva students in America).
I really can’t vouch for the accuracy of what I’ve written. It is the generalized sense that I have, though. I hope others who are more knowledgeable about the matter will chime in, both for your benefit and mine.
Best,
I guess what you really mean is that you can’t vouch for the accuracy of what AI wrote
There’s no real leadership in the community. We often turn to our Rabbis for guidance but it’s done more in a reactive way rather than proactive planning. Not saying this is the best way, it’s just the way it is.
There should not be an issue for OJ who move to Jackson or other towns as almost all schools are in lakewood which means bussing is mandated and paid for by the town boe.
This can effect expansion into neighborhoring towns as a family with multiple children will pay thousands of dollars less per year if the move far enough from schools.
So now there is a large financial incentive to move further out of lakewood.
As for planning, I doubt there is planning by leadship as eveidenced by lakewood overdevelopment and traffic woes.
The explosive growth from lakewood is happening organically, families growing and attracting people from other communities due to cheaper houses and rural lifestyles.
I want to opt out for 2 kids and opt in for 2 kids. Which means I should get a credit for 2x$385 and owe $0. But the portal is still making me pay $580 today. How does that make sense?!
Are you surprised?
Because the 290 x 2 is due in full today. The 385 as far as I understand wasn’t charged yet so there’s no credit.
Definitely was charged, like two months ago
actually was charged for anyones route that was picked up. i know mine was.
Don’t forget that girl school have less than 2 hours of school on Friday because that’s what the lsta decided……..
And what authority did they have to make that decision? That should not be in the jurisdiction of a self-appointed transportation service.
this is hefkeirus! Who’s looking out for the stakeholders?
PACK THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS!!!!!!
Where are the Environmentalists?
Just imagine bussing not opted in, all the pollution of no bussing?
I don’t understand any of this. The state used to give FREE busing to any child who had to cross a major road to get school even if he lived just a block away from school. What Happened to that rule? My children got free busing even though we lived very close to Bais Faiga and The Cheder because they had to cross Rte. 9.
The state never required it or paid for it. The Board of Ed chose to provide the service. They discontinued it in 2016 when they couldnt balance their budget anymore.
It’s been said so many times – but unfortunately because there is NO ACHDUS, it can’t happen!!!
the ONLY solution is, to have all 40,000 + students sign up for public schools, let’s do the math, it will cost the state besides the current millions in mandatory bussing, an additional
$26,000 per student which = $1,040,000,000 yearly.
plus new building infrastructure which would be at least another billion dollars in itself.
o will they come begging us to take bussing and tuition vouchers
Well said!
To me it looks like the parents should be appreciative. They are being offered transportation for a whole year for 675.00. Nowhere in America is someone going to provide transportation for this low fee. Also instead of bashing LSTA they are working with a shoestring budget. I found it very easy to communicate with them via text. They addressed the issues that I had, I want to thank them for doing thankless work with little appreciation from those they are working so hard to service.
I agree with every word. They answer every text I’ve ever sent within 1 hour. This price for a year of busing is a bargain! And the work they do is impossible especially when all they get is stones thrown
As an almost 40 year resident of Lakewood, I am really tired of the entitlement attitude of many of the commenters. This is NON mandated busing we are talking about, so it’s being offered out of the goodness of the townships heart and being paid for by its tax payers (many who don’t get anything out of it). It is about time people take responsibility for their own decisions. Where they choose to live, where they send their kids to school, what distance that is from their home, it is not the responsibility of the tax payer to solve all of your problems. I know many people who have relocated to areas with a much lower cost of living. This is your choice. If you don’t want your kid to walk to school then drive them. Be grateful for what the tax payers do for you, it’s called Hakoras HaTov, and take some ownership for your obligations. Yes it’s expensive to be a Frum Yid it makes it all the more worthwhile. Enough of the entitlement generation.
This is not about entitlement. Not sure what hole you’re popping out of but I think you should go back in and keep your 2 cents to yourself…
Can you choose a school more than 2 miles away so that you get free bussing?
we wish we had a choice
Sure, why not? You can even move away from your school to be 2 miles away
Where are the Environmentalists? Imagine all the pollution and traffic, it will cost the Town and State more!
Where are all the politicians and campaign promises? Can’t wait for Election day, and vote wisely for people who understand the situation. Note of conflict of interests too. Hameivin Yovin – those who are in the know understand!
LSTA Website is crashing. So is this a Mayhem situation?
Time for competition!
More state funding!
Lower prices!
Elections now!
Vouchers now!
Clean the swamp!
If we paid $385 per child, how can they break the contract?
And when prices go down, we don’t seem to get a refund.
This must be appealed in Federal court!
We are looking forward for the “VAAD of Lakewood” to proportionally take new Board Members.
A BMG Kollel Yungerman, bled with a large family, paying tuition, rent, etc.
How do “Professionals on high salaries, paid off mortgages etc. represent a mainstream segment of Lakewood of which is the beginning and foundation of our community!
If we dance by Adierei HaTorah gathering, we should support its needs and qualities too!
Life is not a party!