Posted by Eddie on April 20, 2007 at 16:59:11 (EST):
In Reply to: Re: School Tax Increase posted by Marcie on April 20, 2007 at 16:14:30 (EST):
: : : Wait. I'm confused. They don't have a new school yet, but taxes are going up? Hmmm, it must be due to the maintenance of all those older community schools that is the cause.
: : What you should have said was "They don't EVEN have a new CONSOLIDATED HIGH school yet...".
: : They do have a new school...2 actually...West Shammokin and West Hills. Paying for these is already taking up a huge portion of the budget.
: : All the money for maintainance has also been diverted toward these projects. That's why the schools are in such bad shape.
: : The board has gotten itself into a position where the district continues to spend more than it brings in.
: : Add the cost of constructng a new consolidated school, and transportation of the students and we will see and even bigger deficit.
: : The article states:
: : "A tax increase might be needed in the Armstrong School District if the administration and board can't find ways to increase revenues OR DECREASE EXPENSE by late June."
: : Decrease expenses...not increase.
: : It's already been shown that even with the highly overly inflated renovation figures, renovation will be less expensive than new construction could possibly be.
: : "Wittle" the renovation costs down a little, which can no doubt be done, and the choice is even more obvious.
: Eddie dear did you escape from 2A again??
Yeah, that's it...anybody who does not agree with you must be crazy.