rpgoldman
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:36:16 -0700
Can anyone explain to me in the most clear and simple terms the rationale for the school closings. I *thought* I understood. But now I read the following in the Southwest Journal ( see http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/10/21/news/news01.txt ) :
[Board member Joseph Erickson] adds that taxpayers shouldn't expect instant savings when the closing plan is finalized. "There was this criticism in the community that because the district didn't close schools [last spring], kids had to hold bake sales to keep programs going. But the estimate was that we would save one-half of 1 percent of our budget this year if we did that closing plan," Erickson said. "It's true that in 10 years, if we really get great bids for certain buildings or are able to defer a lot of maintenance, we'll save money -- but it will take a long time to wring these savings out." Wow! If that's true, isn't this a lot of pain for relatively small gain? Thanks, Robert -- Robert P. Goldman ECCO [EMAIL PROTECTED] REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls