Comments on: Kool-Aid, Anyone?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:41:42 +0000

Anonymous 7:50-excellent observation. The administration had ample time to make the arrangements to hold the meeting in the gym at one of the schools and invite the public to attend-not just special guests and RSVPers. The presentation should also have been put on the website in advance so it could have been reviewed beforehand and the public could ask questions. Just what are we getting for all the money we are paying out to the administrators?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:50:05 +0000

I might show up but I’ll be damned if I’m going to RSVP to a damn public meeting to hear public information that should damn well be public.

By: e.e.

e.e. — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:46:55 +0000

one of my neighbors “hustled” me into supporting the referendum last spring, telling me that two years of tax increase would keep the district solvent for at least 10 years. but now a year later, i still haven’t seen any actual dollar amounts that the district expects to generate from the tax increases – only the spending numbers. and that 10 years is sounding shakier by the minute.

something seems very wrong here.

By: KaiserSosay

KaiserSosay — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:36:11 +0000

Anyone else RSVP their plans to attend?

I’ll be there, hope to see some of the rest of you.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:37:45 +0000

anonymous 03.31.08 2:33 PM

And a whole year before any of those board members run for re-election. Oh, wait, they don’t usually have any opposition.

By: hoover

hoover — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:55:23 +0000

Does anybody know what the qualifications are for these people appointed – not ELECTED, but APPOINTED – to D-64′s Community Finance Committee? This Commmittee is supposed to be providing financial advice to a school district that has been on bad paper with the State Board of Education for years, and the only description of their qualifications is stuff like “community member,” “Field parent” and “Lincoln teacher.” Can they even balance their own checkbooks?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:33:55 +0000

This is the smart move on the part of the district 64 administration and the board. Make this move now, early on, to hire more administrators, and the next time they go to the voters for a referendum for more tax money this will be ancient district history in the short memories of the voters. Just like the voters forgot that the district promised to return any leftover money after the Emerson Yes-Yes referendum, then didn’t.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:08:52 +0000

Hey, see how confident you feel about D-64′s financial future after you read the minutes from the D-64 Community Finance Committee 2/7/08 meeting on D-64′s website. How informative to know that ”questions were asked”, “comments were made,” and “very interesting conversations” were had with Sen. Kotowski and Rep. Mulligan. Oh, and let’s not overlook the “brainstorming” that went on.

By: A Johnson

A Johnson — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:12:42 +0000

It is not only the salaries of the new staff but also the additional support staff, computer additions and upgrades, and new office space. In addition these folks will come with hudge pensions to most likely add to underfunded pension dollars.
It is obvious that these board members are not responsible for budgets in private industry.

By: fred

fred — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:19:51 +0000

Do all these local gov’t types sing from the same hymnal? They tax us six ways from Sunday, spend our money like they’d never spend their own dough, and then do their best to keep secrets from everybody but the people who agree with them.

Listen, School Board - you couldn’t manage your money so you jammed us for a big tax increase. STOP blowing our money on more personnel and other things you can do without. Basta!