Will Monroe Stand PROUD?

Paul, There are not enough wise people with conservative perspectives to do the right thing with the money on the current board.  And it would be immpossible to get the board loaded with such people - all in the same term.  Personally, I'd like the state to manage the money over our local board!  The current board jumped on the Berns deal - knowing full well it was a long term invest for which they did not have the funds in the short term to cover.  It will be more of the same... unless some board members have had a conservative reality check on what a "need" is (like say...text books) over a "want" (like say fancy stadium & admin prop).

 

But I am happy you are a happy camper!

Well... at least until another audit comes out in the Spring and says "geez...those figures weren't right and that wasn't the right amount to ask for.... still way too short and we did nothing wrong!!!!"

 

 

 

Paul wrote: This board was not the one that screwed up the money situation, give them a chance, do you want the origin board in there that was ultimately responsible?

OUCH! 

 Of Heck - PICK ME!!!

 

Time will tell the true tale now won't it!

 

zapp2525 wrote: Some people on here don't want to hear that only TWO current school Board members were on the Board when the financial mess occurred. They like to blame everyone.

plus the August vote was very poorly advertised. I know quite a few people who had no idea when the vote was scheduled

 Specifically fiscal accountability questions. You should know who our new treasurer is.... http://www.45050.com/uploads/2012810854117778.pdf

You can also see the State verified 5 year projections and see clearly that we will need to renew or put a levy on in 5 years. In any typical school district... levies are placed on the ballot every 3.5 years or so.

Get informed... look at the factual, state verified information that the levy committee distributed.

I give it six months and the same broken record will be played again, no cuts to school just cuts to your families budget. The sheep in this town are to stupid to see the mismanagement.

Ahhhh CM CM... Buddy you need to lighten up. The pool is none of your concern since YOU are not in it -K? Our money will now be forceably taken from us on a mathmetically proven insufficient funding and assine attempt at correcting a BAD DECISION MAKING PROCESS of the local school district! 

It will NOT be enough to make a dent in the problem created by Good Ole Boys wanting toys to remind them of how it could have been "if only"  - in their glory days and by a simple group of people who truly believe that somehow they are better than others who instead of investing in education - they go for only the biggest and best of you name it - in an attempt to appear some how superior to other districts.

Both are consistant and flawed prospects which are destined to cause more heartache to the actual homeowners in Monroe.  Good luck with trying to sell your  Falsely inflated home value because this pitiful levy passed - the economy is still in the tank for at least another 4-6 years which means THERE IS NO MONEY to take on a mortgage and the outrageous taxes imposed by city & schools in this area.    Guess those home buyers will just have to slum it in a school district that did not waste 5-7 million dollars that they cannot account for.

 

And those "you just increased your home value" votes - sit tight and wait for it... it won't be long before we hear.... "Yet another something too complicated to explain or investigate has come to light and we have to cut programs even deeper because the amount we asked for was insufficient...UNLESS YOU WANT TO GIVE US A SECOND SMALLER levy for just another 5 years to make us upright....it will only raise your taxes an additional $30.13 a month.  Aren't the kids worth another $30.13 for their future???"

 

Truly, its sounding more and more like some poor 3rd world country ad and I personally find it disgusting.  Maybe Sally Struthers can come walk through the old high school for the ad - should not cost more than the money wasted on signs, flyers, and putting it on the ballot anyway  Might even be entertaining.

The bottom line is - the levy passed - we are all forced to pay for it and IT STILL WILL NOT BE ENOUGH!  I give it maybe 21 months before they have their hands stuck out again because we have a black hole in the financial division of our school system that sucks the money to an unexplainable place never to be seen again...

TRUE DAT!  LMAO!!

 

 

cmsquare wrote: seems kind of silly best case scenario it offsets the cost for 1 person and the rest are out the pool money on top of the money owed for the new levy. That sure makes sense coming from a crowd that was voting no because they couldn't afford any more taxes.  All of a sudden there is a gambling fund.