Another Bond Issue? Now?
There’s an interesting juxtaposition of two stories in today’s PDN.
There probably won’t be any money available next year for maintenance/improvements of streets, sidewalks, trails or parks.
And: There might be a bond proposal for rebuilding Port Angeles High School and for tearing down Monroe Elementary School, which closed in 2004.
I don’t know enough about the school situation to have an informed opinion. But with the budget crunch and the economy being the way it is, I’d guess the voters are pretty unlikely to approve this.
There probably won’t be any money available next year for maintenance/improvements of streets, sidewalks, trails or parks.
And: There might be a bond proposal for rebuilding Port Angeles High School and for tearing down Monroe Elementary School, which closed in 2004.
I don’t know enough about the school situation to have an informed opinion. But with the budget crunch and the economy being the way it is, I’d guess the voters are pretty unlikely to approve this.
Labels: Monroe Elementary School, Port Angeles High School rebuilding bond, Port Angeles no money streets sidewalks
posted by Tom Harper at 12:12 PM
9 Comments:
What are they thinking!!! Have they lost their mind???
What are they thinking!!! Have they lost their mind???
When the taxpayers are stupid enough to approve high wages for idiots to do stupid things this is the result.
"Have they lost their mind???"
That's the hive mentality for you.
Speaking of spending money we don't have on things we don't need, what about that guy that's running for city council who wants to keep the Fine Arts Center funded. With what? There's no money to fix the roads, but this guy's gonna keep the FAC funded.
Uh huh.
NO MORE MONEY for them!
The city and the school district remind me of a spoilded rotten teenager..."can't you give me more money" "why?" "I need more money" "How about you just give me some.."
Lets fund the Fine Arts Center, but let's stop the automatic 3-5% "cost of living" increases for the city and county workers. Let's stop buying new vehicles (have you ever LOOKED at some of those nice new city vehicles!) and stop letting city employees take HOME their vehicles. Nice perk..drive around on the city's dime (our dimes, mind you). I think there is a LOT of waste...and outright bullcrap going on around here.
What suffers? We do.
Another bond, now? Why not?
No money for street maintenance, the senior center, the pool, or any other basic service the city has ALREADY obligated itself to provide and/or maintain, but they have plenty of money to pay a guy over $100k a year to *investigate* the *possibility* of developing a piece of land that has a long list of high negatives against it (Harbor-Works)???
Our best buddy Glenn Cutler says it is needed for the state mandated sewer overflow project. Really? Then why was there absoloutely NO mention of this in the 50 page study/report on the Rayonier redevelopment proposals the city had done two years ago? http://www.cityofpa.us/PDFs/Rayonier/PhaseOneReport.pdf The city was talking about these overflow projects back in 2004, so, how could they have not mentioned it in that 50 page report?
Now I remember. Old strategy to get public support for projects that otherwise would be rejected outright. Find a way to incorporate "Public Safety" into the goals/objectives of the proposal. Now there is state and federal tax money added to the flow into those selected pockets!
"Follow the money', as has been said before. It really is about all the big money that gets spent to "contractors" and "consultants" to do the various studies. They get paid, no matter what happens. Even if everyone knows that nothing WILL happen. Easy money.
So, ya think "friends of friends" are getting the contracts?
"What are they thinking?"?? How best to frame the issue to get the maximum taxpayer dollars in their pockets. And, it is the pockets of the select few, dontcha know..
Oh, just wait for the sob stories...if the people are stupid enuf to fall for it over the pool, then they'll fall for it on this one.
I'd rather have streets and sidewalks that the fine arts center.
If the fine arts center wants money, let them get it the old fashioned way: earn it or find a patron or two. If they can't do either, then they should be closed down. This is about basics and not luxuries: streets and sidewalks are basics, the fine arts center is not.
I'll vote against any bond that raises my property taxes for something I don't use and don't need, and I'll vote against anyone running for city council that proposes such a thing.
yeah, but the rubes in this burg ALWAYS vote for school bonds....so we're all screwed. Oh, only a few million dollars...what's the big deal?
Lets face it, the renters alone (those who do not directly pay property tax) can get this passed.
Oh, please! Save the dear Fine Arts Center! We, that is, I, need it. Without the FAC whatever shall we, that is, I, do? Get a job? O heavens, no! Spare me from that fate! It's only $15 more on your property taxes and you working people surely have that to spare! Remember, a town without Art is a town without heART!
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