Dr. Sharples has an excellent letter today on the Standard Times editorial page. I only wish that I were as eloquent as he is. The jist of his argument is that we have limited income and not a lot of good options for increasing that income. That leaves us with difficult decisions about...
...what to fund with the resources that we have. As I said in this post, the town has made progress toward living within its means. That has taken sacrifice from taxpayers, town employees, and those who receive services. Those sacrifices have begun to turn the tide of red ink that has plagued our budget. I think going forward we will be able to address some of the more pressing needs of the schools and other town departments. An example is that the Finance Committee will probably be able to recommend appropriation of over $200K for computer technology needs at the schools. The town may also be able to provide some additional capital funding for road repair and maintenance above the state Chapter 90 funds. That is no small feat considering the national, state and local economies. The signs are hopeful but we must continue to exercise fiscal discipline to get to a sustainable budget.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Excellent letter from Dr. Sharples
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What Mr sharples doesnt tell you in pondiferus pomposity for verbale extravangance is the simple fact if you discount inflation we are basically paying the same amount for education we paid in 1973. In 1973 we paid 6920677. since then according to inflationdata.com we have experienced an inflation rate of 376% thru Jan09(last month listed) if you multiply the two numbers you get 32,942,422 or reasonalbly close (30,000 1973 dollars) Its little wonder why the school systems are behind. I dont remember computers or technology in . I dont remember no child left behind, or inclusive SPED or anything else the school dept is responsible for. Instead of stating the obvious yet again why not come down from the mountaintop Mr sharples and offer a few suggestions instead of repeatedly and at nausum telling us why something cant be done. Thats the old thinking. Instead of why how about why not for a change.
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