…But I Don’t Support a $207M School Referendum
November 1st, 2007 by FuzzTagged as: west bend.
Wow… talking about pulling the wool over the eyes of the taxpayers in West Bend. Owen is reporting that the total tax impact of the $119M West Bend school referendum will be $207M. That’s a whole lotta M. You would think that they would have disclosed that from the start…
…one more reason that residents in the West Bend School District need to dump their current board and elect a new one. I’m just sayin’.
One B&S commenter does have a good point, though.
When someone asks how much your house cost, do you really calculate your total payments over the 30 year mortgage? Let’s get real here.
November 1st, 2007 at 7:12 am
Notice that that comment is from the school board chairman.
November 1st, 2007 at 7:18 am
Ah… I guess I didn’t put that together.
I recognized the name… but I thought it was just from reading B&S comments.
November 1st, 2007 at 8:36 am
Right. Someone can either ask “What did your house cost?” or “How much would it cost me to live here?” Clearly two different answers.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:38 am
Don’t throw stones unless you want to be on the board. This is a thankless job. I know becaue my father-in-law was on it. I also relaize this because I am a teacher.
Have you ever been to a board meeting to voice your opinion?
November 1st, 2007 at 9:39 am
Wow that post is filled with mistakes. That looks great from a teacher!!
November 1st, 2007 at 9:41 am
I don’t live in WB…so, take my comments on that.
Continuing to update schools is necessary, especially in these days when the general population is clamouring that American children are not getting the necessary education to compete in the world-markets.
While the cost of the school now and what it will cost over its lifetime may be a lot larger, the real question should be “are there any un-neccesary expenditures in the budget for items that are not realistic or will be outdated as soon as they are built?”.
Straightline voting out a school is irresponsible by a community. To the senior community members, someone provided a school for your children to attend. To the members who don’t have children, these children are the future of your community and your community deserves to have properly educated members.
It is quite apparent that when a community has a certain level of education that the functionality and goings-on in the community are positive. It only takes a few examples of “bad” communities that showcases this.
I haven’t read about what the plans for the new school entail, but maybe there should be some examination of what is to be done and then trim some of the fat and/or re-allocate funds to items that would serve the community better.