your comments responded to: part 4

There are a lot of comments to get through, so this posting is another group from Megan Gildow's article of February 26, 2010 titled: "Northeastern has 'energizing' debate about bond issue failures"


"You have to have a continuous improvment levy approved in order to put a bond on the ballot. The levy was that to continue to function not to refurb and fix pipes that are not repairable. Ask the questions from the school board instead of listening to others."
Supporter
12:21 PM, 2/26/2010
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Supporter: thank you for your comment. To add to your comment, the OSFC requires a school district to have a .5 (1/2) mill Continuous Permanent Improvement Levy on the books before they will release any funding toward new buildings. We added and additional 1/2 mill in order to cover the maintenance and improvements should the bond issue fail.



"Funny. I wasn't the only parent not to receive the dvd. How much did it take to distribute them anyways? What a bunch of wasted money. Seriously, what was the total bill to make and distribute them? I do remember seeing T.V.'s plugged in all over. If there were such a high demand for electricity for computers and such, Why have them all going at once? Come on guys, They're not that bad that we need to spend millions on new ones!"
mom also
12:41 PM, 2/26/2010
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mom also: thank you for your comment. The DVD package including the DVD's, production, time and packaging cost us $1700 for 2500 DVD's. This cost came out of our General Fund. Since there was no reference to the levy or encouraging people to vote for the levy, it was used as a marketing program. This is totally above board and legal.



"And the SPIN CYCLE starts agin. VOTE NO NO NO"
yogi
12:34 PM, 2/26/2010
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yogi: don't know how to respond to your statement, so I won't.



"I did ask them, they never got one. How is a first grader going to ditch a DVD? I check her book bag everyday when she walks in the door. She simply didn't get one, that's all. I would like to know why!"
mad
12:44 PM, 2/26/2010
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mad: thank you for your question. I've got to ask....which school, who's class, what day. Get me this information and I will gladly have it checked out.




"They're not that bad that we need to spend millions on..." The schools are outdated, some are functional at this point, but the state is making this money available now, not 5 years from now (when all the schools could be outdated and bursting at their seems), not 10 years from now, maybe not even 1 year from now if there is a different governor or a change in the state house. Once the money is gone it is gone. If we want any new schools then it will we will have to cover 100% of the cost.
John
12:52 PM, 2/26/2010
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John: thank you for your comment. So far the state has already taken $250 million out of the fund (not ours) to help with the state budget. They promised to repay it, however, don't hold your breath. Regardless of who is Governor, the Legislature is the ones who will approve the "taking" of the OSFC funds.