Everything is on the block

Maybe I should just accept it, but there is something unsavory about turning school property into an opportunity to make a buck.

South Brunswick approved a plan last night to allow advertising on its property, hoping it will lead to a boost in revenues that will allow the district to increase spending on education. The advertising initiative is allowed under a relatively new state law and is part of a historical trend in which public facilities are put of for sponsorship.

While the district has no plans to create, say, a Patch.com Field House or the AOL Elementary School, you have to wonder just how long it will be before we have that discussion.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet