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Hi Tom, <br><br>
I was going to let this go, but after I thought about it, it is important
that our community understand exactly what our fiscal situation is
regarding the UI. We are in some trouble and we need to recognize
it, evaluate it and deal with it.<br><br>
First, let me correct some of your stats.<br><br>
Figures below are direct quotes from the audited financial statements for
UI and UW for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2006. If you need
validation, let me know and I can provide you with the links,.<br><br>
The numbers below provide total revenues for Federal Grants and
Contracts, State Grants and Contracts and Private Grants and
Contracts.<br><br>
UI<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>2005<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>2006<br><br>
Federal Grants and
Contracts<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>60,156,155<x-tab>
</x-tab>57,955,693<br>
State Grants and
Contracts<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>11,259,208<x-tab>
</x-tab>11,406,131<br>
Private or Non Governmental G &
A<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>11,725,677<x-tab>
</x-tab>11,233,477<br><br>
University of Washington<br><br>
Federal Grants and
Contracts<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>813,643,000<x-tab>
</x-tab>835,901,000<br>
State Grants and
Contracts<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>47,807,000<x-tab>
</x-tab>46,976,000<br>
Private or Non Governmental G &
A<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>92,737,000<x-tab>
</x-tab>106,558,000<br><br>
In other words, UI is now down to about $80,000,000 in grants and
contracts; The University of Washington is just shy of one billion
dollars. The UW Medical Complex generates additional resources (as
an auxiliary enterprise) of about one billion. Oh, and the UW is in
the middle of its 1.5 billion dollar fund raising campaign. Of
additional concern is the drop in private grants and contracts. In
2004, UI reported $13,914,957 in private grants and contracts. That
represents a 20% decrease in that category from 2004 to 2006.<br><br>
To put this in perspective, The University of Washington has about 40,000
students at all levels. For the Fall, 2007, The UI has dropped to
an FTE count of 10,078. More troubling is the fact that over the
past four years, Boise State has increased 5.39% to 14,230 FTE's , LCSC
has increased to an FTE count of 2,607 and a four year growth of 4.2%,
while the UI has dropped 8.99%. These numbers do not square with
your claim that the UI student population is directly correlated to the
economy.<br><br>
Please be careful about the use of the increased homeowners exemption as
a signal of decreasing property taxes. The only advantage to
someone exercising their homeowners' exemption comes from someone else
not taking their homeowners exemption. Otherwise, it produces no
lowering of taxes. For everyone that pays property taxes, the
homeowners exemptions taken increase the need to raise tax levy rate
which is then born by all taxpayers. But, much of that tax burden
is then picked up by business (not entitled to exemption), which must
then raise prices and hence passes that increased tax back to
consumers. We gain some when business is able to pass that price
increase on to customers outside the state. That is one of the
reasons why it is so important to produce goods and services for
export.<br><br>
If you want to explore some additional elements about UI, please read the
Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs in the June 30, 2006 financial
report.<br><br>
I hope this information is useful to you.<br><br>
<br>
At 11:49 PM 11/9/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">As for the high paying jobs at
the UI, I don't think the Administration has been cut, nor any Dean
positions been consolidated. Revenue? What constitutes
revenue? tuition? grant money? medical funding excluded, the UI
does just as well in the grant department as UW- not bad for a school the
size of the UI. The size of the student population varies from year to
year. You make it sound like the UI is dwindling -NOT SO. It
is down one tenth of one percent this year. However, the quality of
student has actually increased -based on entrance scores, HS GPA,
etc. It is a fact that the UI student population is directly
correlated to the economy. When the economy is good, the population
is down. When the economy is bad, the population goes up.
<br>
<br>
Lastly, the property taxes have gone down in the last couple of years.
Thanks to a higher homeowner exemption and the state taking over the
M&O of schools through the 1 cent sales tax increase. If this
levy does pass, my property taxes still won't be as high as they
were. Was thre Hamilton money spent like I would have wanted it to
be? It wasn't my money but a plan would have been nice to stick
to. However, my I and my family still use it willingly. What about
the swimming pool bond? I didn't get the same pool that I felt I voted
for. I still pay for it and I and my family still use it
willingly. <br><br>
<b><i>Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com></i></b>
wrote:<br>
<dl>
<dd>First of all, I want to disclose that I don't vote anymore, so my
opinion matters little beyond this forum, however, I want to point out
some concerns I have about the levy. <br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>1) Can Moscow afford such a huge tax increase when you consider the
already huge amount of taxes the state has been levying against its
people? Can if afford a tax increase when it has lost lots of high paying
jobs at UI and LHS? Can if afford a tax increase when UI has lost revenue
and students that support the community? Can if afford a tax increase as
the nation heads into a possible deep recession, climbing gas prices, and
rising college education costs that will further reduce student
attendance? According to the Idaho Department of Labor, there are only
about 30 job listing in the city that pay over $10 an hour that are full
time. Is that enough to keep Moscow's economy humming? <br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>2) Are we sure that the $2,000,000 dollars that will be going to MSD
will be spent properly and on things that will best benefit student
achievement and success? Is MSD going to spend it wisely?<br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>3) Finally, I ask, is MSD going to include all students in its
education program, including those Vocational students, or just pour more
money into academia and college bound students? <br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>4) Can you afford a 20% tax increase?<br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>If the answer to any of these is no, then I believe that is the way
people should cast their ballot if they vote. If the answer to the
question is yes, then that is they way they should vote. <br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>Best,<br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>Donovan<br>
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