Comments on: School District should live within their own means http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/09/22/school-district-should-live-within-their-own-means/ Grand Junction, Colorado's community Web site, discussions, forums, message boards, wiki and more. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:28:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: genfish http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/09/22/school-district-should-live-within-their-own-means/#comment-14408 genfish Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:57:35 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/09/22/school-district-should-live-within-their-own-means/#comment-14408 I agree with the writer of the letter. All I want is for the district to lay out to proof to the voters and taxpayers. It doesn't matter how much it would raise the tax. As well, the school district automatically gets more revenue because of growth already. It's through more property tax collections through more businesses and homes built to take care of the growth. All the letter writer asked was for some proof. That shouldn't be too hard if it is truly there. I agree with the writer of the letter. All I want is for the district to lay out to proof to the voters and taxpayers. It doesn’t matter how much it would raise the tax. As well, the school district automatically gets more revenue because of growth already. It’s through more property tax collections through more businesses and homes built to take care of the growth.

All the letter writer asked was for some proof. That shouldn’t be too hard if it is truly there.

]]> By: supportthedist http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/09/22/school-district-should-live-within-their-own-means/#comment-14079 supportthedist Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:28:02 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/09/22/school-district-should-live-within-their-own-means/#comment-14079 This is a prime example of how peoples' views of the district differ, and how much they really know about the internal workings of the district and what it actually does with what it has. Has anyone that posts here actually seen the district budget? Has anyone actually researched how much this will actually raise their taxes per year/month? Living within your means is a great ideal, but this is not personal finace and can not be done when you look at the current growth of this valley. They do the best they can with what they have, but when the growth exceeds what they have then something needs to change. You want higher scores on these tests, better teachers, but don't want to contribute to it. Something has to give, or things are going to continue to go downhill. I will pay my taxes with a smile and know that my money is not only investing in the education and better facilities (my kids will never go to the proposed new schools) for my kids,but those of this valley as they are who is going to lead in the future. This is a prime example of how peoples’ views of the district differ, and how much they really know about the internal workings of the district and what it actually does with what it has. Has anyone that posts here actually seen the district budget? Has anyone actually researched how much this will actually raise their taxes per year/month? Living within your means is a great ideal, but this is not personal finace and can not be done when you look at the current growth of this valley. They do the best they can with what they have, but when the growth exceeds what they have then something needs to change. You want higher scores on these tests, better teachers, but don’t want to contribute to it. Something has to give, or things are going to continue to go downhill. I will pay my taxes with a smile and know that my money is not only investing in the education and better facilities (my kids will never go to the proposed new schools) for my kids,but those of this valley as they are who is going to lead in the future.

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