REQUEST SENT TO GET TOP STOCKTON OFFICIAL TO TRENTON TO DISCUSS FAILED SHOWBOAT DEAL

In response to the imminent departure of Stockton University’s president, Senate Budget Chairman Paul Sarlo today sent a letter to the university requesting that the acting president and/or chairman of the board of trustees appear before the committee this Thursday. The purpose will be to discuss the school’s recent initiative to establish a satellite campus on the grounds of the former Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. Senator Sarlo last week requested that President Herman J. Saatkamp Jr. appear before the committee at 10 a.m. Thursday when the committee will be reviewing the Governor’s FY2016 budget recommendation for higher education. Saatkamp, however, who recently resigned his position, is reportedly taking a medical leave of absence effective immediately.