DON'T OPEN YOUR EYES UNLESS YA WANNA SEE!

Some have demonized me as being anti-new school for even suggesting we don't vote blindly come SEPT 17th. Those in favor of the bond are cleverly tying the two together. That's not exactly true. A failure of the BOND does not automatically mean a scrapping of plans to build a new school but it does mean the scrambling will begin. Some kind of alternative financing will have to be devised.

One idea might be to pay your parking tickets with power ball tickets. I don't know if it's legally possible but another special election might be held in that 120 day window that LSC member RICK  STARBARD is talking about from reading on the display on the MSBA website:

"In the event that a school district fails to approve funding for a proposed project within the 120-day deadline, by no later than 10 business days following the failed vote, the school district must submit to the MSBA a plan that: (1) presents the vote results, (2) explains the school district’s understanding of the reason(s) for the failed vote, and (3) sets forth the school district’s plan to remedy the failed vote and a suggested timeline for such a remedy. The MSBA will review the plan and determine whether it can continue to set aside MSBA funds for the proposed project. 

Sounds to like a failed BOND vote IS NOT an outright denial. The deal is not dead despite the scare tactics.

I am not telling anyone to vote against the BOND but I do want to point out what you are voting for.

1). The site will be BROOKLINE. Any romantic ideas about using the money to REHAB the old MARSHALL or suddenly move to another site - that ship has sailed. Given the proximity to the tracks, maybe I should have said the train has left the station.

2). There will be NO increase in taxes for servicing the BOND debt. However I don't know about increasing taxes to pay for the services that might have to be cut to pay for it. Fees are a nice way to raise revenue without raising taxes,

3). EXPIRING BONDS from old debt provide a source of revenue by simply reallocating money we are paying to service then to now service the school debt. Since I don;t think the old debt is scheduled to be paid off tomorrow, that is a source of revenue that may not br ready just yet.  What are the plans to compensate for that immediate defect?

And I wonder whenever taxes were raised to pay for those BONDS was everyone told they were be going to be paying this new higher amount for ever?

• 4). I do believe we are getting the MAXIMUM AMOUNT MSBA is going to give. Iy is NOT 80% unless you w ant it to be. That is done by playing around with the word: ELIGIBLE. Hey, something is better than nothing right? You might want to check the teeth in that gift horse's mouth before you look like the other end.

5) Finally for now, I want to talk about something else that has been said:

 I can't believe anyone would ever compare building on a site that has been built on for over one hundred years to the Classical site which was a dump and had never been built on. 

Really, oh really! I wasn't around when CLASSICAL was built but I've heard pilings were recommended for it to but were foregone in the interest of saving money, so you see the GEOLOGICALS aren't all that different especially when you factor in that this new school will be FOUR STORIES high.

The fact that it has been built on for a HUNDRED years and being an INDUSTRIAL sight dows bring up CONTAMINATION concerns. I don;t know did they drill BORE holes a hundred years ago?

AGAIN I AM NOT SAYING VOTE AGAINST THE BOND......

ONLY......

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE VOTING FOR.