VOTERS in Upper Freehold Township passed a bond question this month that will raise an additional $264,000 annually to preserve farmland in their Monmouth County community.Or did they?
It turns out the ballots were misprinted. Instead of asking if voters wanted to pay an additional $.02 per $100 of assessed value — 2 cents — the amount printed on ballots was “.02¢.”
The error was brought to light by a resident, Walter Helfrecht, at the Nov. 1 town meeting — five days before the election and too late for a reprint.
“I’m an engineer and I pay attention to detail,” said Mr. Helfrecht, who said he still voted for the ballot measure, which passed, 962 to 899.
“When I brought it up, everyone’s jaw dropped,” he said.
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