Local School Board Meeting

The local school board meeting last night came down
to one word, "refinancing". Talk about getting the tax
payers bent out of shape over nothing, the vote had
nothing to do with borrowing $630,000.00 but was
just a formality to refinance $630,000.00.
The school district and all school districts have to cover
the pension plan.Our board took out a loan to cover it in
2003 at an 8% interest rate. Today we voted to get a 6% loan.

Don't ask me why but if the board would of just put a notice
that they were refinancing people would not of been upset.
They had three different notices on one simple action to
be taken.

The board did apologize but said it was good to see so many
people concerned about the school system and their taxes
at the meeting .

I would like to disagree with the board! The Gillett school
district has , what 3000 residents ( only estimated).
The grand total of concerned citizens were 16 eligible
voters and 2 non residents who own property in the
school district.
It always goes back to ,voter apathy, voter ignorance
or just plain stupid! As one of my friends have said "who cares,
our taxes are going to go up anyway"!


I do want to thank the people that were at the meeting ,
some people do care!