04-01-09 In Re: Petition for Authorization to Conduct a
Referendum on the Withdrawal of the Borough of Oradell
from the River Dell Regional School District
A-1318-07T1
The Borough of Oradell has filed a petition for
authorization to conduct a referendum to withdraw from the River
Dell Regional School District. The Board of Review denied the
petition. On appeal, we affirmed. In addressing an issue of
first impression, we concluded that a board of review may
consider factors in addition to a school district's borrowing
margin in deciding whether the dissolution of a school district
will impose an excessive debt burden upon the constituent school
districts.
