[Winona Online Democracy]
If we don't want the community to grow, we don't want change, we don't want to pay more taxes, we don't want immigrants and their kids to repopulate our community unless they are like us, we don't want our neighborhood schools to close then we need to live with the reality that we are at the end of the road in having options that everyone will approve let alone like. Maybe tents are the answer -- they don't cost much, we can open the doors, rollup the side or relocate them for the view or to place them in the neighborhoods, eliminating busing forever. We will not become attached to them so when we don't need them they will be easy to dispose of, so long as we don't allow color selection as some colors may cause us to become attached. We could even ask the state to follow the California model requiring that 40 percent of the classrooms need to be in portables, provide by the state. That way when the school population declines the state can send the surplus classroom to districts with growing pains. We could also ask the state to annex our school district to Lewiston or La Crescent then all the administrative costs and space to house them would be their problem. Paul Double _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
