KIRYAS JOEL – The Kiryas
Joel Board of Education has voted to alter the boundaries of the Union
Free School District to be the same as the enlarged village.
A 164-acre annexation from the Town of Monroe into the village was approved
months ago and Kiryas Joel Superintendent of Schools Joel Petlin said
it makes sense to have the village and school district borders conform.
“There is no reason that we have to be different than the Village
of Kiryas Joel. We want to keep our borders the same and we believe we
have a good handle on the needs of that community,” he said. “We
are able to provide them with the services that they require and this
border change will help all of the residents who are concerned about what
might happen to the area if it became part of the Village of Kiryas Joel
but was still part of the Monroe-Woodbury school district.”
The Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education must also approve the boundary
change. The issue was analyzed by an advisory committee comprised of officials
of the Village of Kiryas Joel, Town of Monroe, school boards of both districts
and Orange County Government.
The county has set March 1, 2017 as the deadline for the boundary alteration
in order to be established for tax collection for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
