[Vision2020] One Person's Opinion

[Donovan Arnold]

"It seems that those campaigning against the school bond have jumped from 
one
reason to another"

Probably because we keep on finding things wrong with it.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold

>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] One Person's Opinion
>Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:37:02 -0700
>
>Greetings Visionaires -
>
>It seems that those campaigning against the school bond have jumped from 
>one
>reason to another about as often as President Bush's social security plan.
>
>First it was the fear of "urban sprawl", as if we should all fear 
>expansion.
>Expansion is good.  New families and new businesses ultimately expand the
>tax base of a community.
>
>Next it was that reparations would be more advisable than building a new
>school.  How often should we repair our 1938 schools?  These repairs will
>become more and more costlier as years go by.  The cost of a new school now
>ultimately saves the inflated funds expended years down the road.
>
>It is also claimed by those campaigning against the bond that renters WILL
>see increased payments reflected in their leases next year as a direct
>result of this bond.  There is no indication that this is the case.  In
>fact, I wouldn't expect to see any increase beyond the normal inflation
>rate.  I have lived in the same apartment since February 1996 (a few
>levies/bonds ago) and have not seen any sizable increase in rent.
>
>Now, Mr. Wenders is tying the bond to school salaries, implicitly 
>suggesting
>that the bond is nothing more than pork for administrator and teaching
>salaries.  Nothing (short of the suggestion that moscowlevy.com and
>moscoweducation.org represent the "heartbeat" of Moscow) can be further 
>from
>the truth.
>
>It seems that the central character implicit in all excuses presented by
>those campaigning against the bond is "ME".
>
>"What about ME?"
>
>"How much is it costing ME?"
>
>"What's in it for ME?"
>
>The sole purpose of this bond is to create a foundation from which to build
>a future for our children and our community.  Those people who have
>struggled over the years in researching a multitude of options have created
>this bond with only one question in mind:
>
>What is best for our children and our community?
>
>We may not get another opportunity for several years like the one we will
>have next Tuesday.
>
>If this bond dies, so does a major portion of this community's future.
>
>Next Tuesday vote to make the future brighter.
>
>Until then . . .
>
>Take care, Moscow.
>
>Tom Hansen
>See you at the polls
>
>"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of
>others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of
>hope."
>
>Robert F. Kennedy
>(1925-1968, American Attorney General, Senator)
>
>
>
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