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 School Bond Rant
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04/12/21 06:41 PM
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T Bird
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After all we've been through in the past year and a quarter our local High School and Junior College have the arrogance to ask for more money to the tune of a combined 197 million dollars. Could their timing possibly be worse? Really rubs me the wrong way. They can take their Bond proposal and shove it where the sun don't shine! I'll be voting NO!
One other thing, do they ever pay these things off? I've never had a reduction of my property tax in the 18 years I've lived here.
Unfortunately, it will probably pass because people don't make the effort to investigate and vote.
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 Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: T Bird]
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04/12/21 06:46 PM
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grandbassslayer
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After all we've been through in the past year and a quarter our local High School and Junior College have the arrogance to ask for more money to the tune of a combined 197 million dollars. Could their timing possibly be worse? Really rubs me the wrong way. They can take their Bond proposal and shove it where the sun don't shine! I'll be voting NO!
One other thing, do they ever pay these things off? I've never had a reduction of my property tax in the 18 years I've lived here.
Unfortunately, it will probably pass because people don't make the effort to investigate and vote. Hell no they lie threw their teeth when they say "no tax increase". Its definitely a tax increase, the old on expires, then they increase it back up again. Just remember "its for the children".....
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: T Bird]
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04/12/21 06:47 PM
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BigDozer66
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Schools need stuff. Stuff takes money. Schools have no money. I bet it passes because people think their schools need the best stuff. 
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: BigDozer66]
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04/12/21 06:49 PM
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grandbassslayer
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Schools need stuff. Stuff takes money. Schools have no money. I bet it passes because people think their schools need the best stuff. Around here they are taj mahal facilities, nothing like the junk we had when we were kids.
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Re: School Bond Rant
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04/12/21 07:03 PM
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BigDozer66
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Schools need stuff. Stuff takes money. Schools have no money. I bet it passes because people think their schools need the best stuff. Around here they are taj mahal facilities, nothing like the junk we had when we were kids. When I was in school we had a Coal Fired Generating Plant there so our facilities were pretty nice for the size of school.
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: BigDozer66]
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04/12/21 07:04 PM
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Bad93ex
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Schools need stuff. Stuff takes money. Schools have no money. I bet it passes because people think their schools need the best stuff. Very little of the money ever finds its way into the classroom, most people don't realize that.
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: Bad93ex]
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04/12/21 07:21 PM
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Sawhorse
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Schools need stuff. Stuff takes money. Schools have no money. I bet it passes because people think their schools need the best stuff. Very little of the money ever finds its way into the classroom, most people don't realize that. I couldn’t care less about the classroom so I’m perfectly fine with that. I just need to figure out how to ensure some of it finds its way to me. Joe’s Covid money has taught me that government money is the best!
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: T Bird]
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04/12/21 07:28 PM
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Fourjs
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Ours had $800 million on the ballot last November. $125 million of that was for a new football stadium and two new swim facilities. Both of those failed.
The rest, $668 million, passed. New schools, land purchases, upgrades to technology, etc.
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: T Bird]
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04/12/21 07:42 PM
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deucer02
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With the super hot housing market and sky rocketing home prices, it's gonna be a kick in the teeth without bond packages.
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: T Bird]
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04/12/21 07:51 PM
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Brent S
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Get ready, tax appraisals will be out soon. We will mostly see max increases.
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Re: School Bond Rant
[Re: Brent S]
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04/12/21 07:56 PM
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Get ready, tax appraisals will be out soon. We will mostly see max increases. already out..most people reporting 30k-50k jumps local school also trying to pass a bond. town is growing like crazy and they are running out of room so im 50/50 on it. but it blows my mind how these schools cant save any money when the property appraisals go through the roof every year
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Re: School Bond Rant
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04/12/21 07:59 PM
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Bad93ex
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it blows my mind how these schools cant save any money when the property appraisals go through the roof every year If they don't spend everything allotted to them within their budget, it gets cut from next year's budget. Incredible amount of bloat and everything is important within the school budget.
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Re: School Bond Rant
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04/12/21 08:10 PM
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Samsonsworld
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it blows my mind how these schools cant save any money when the property appraisals go through the roof every year Robin Hood. If a district makes too much money, the state cuts its share to the district or better yet....the district gets to write a check back to the state.
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