School spending could cost millions in Lynn
Hmm, I wonder where you've heard this before. As many problems as I have with DR. LATHAM this is not one of them. That's because neither her, nor the school committee members, or even the city councilmen set the budget. The MAYOR provides the numbers or lack thereof for the budget. That's not to say all of them weren't irresponsible for ignoring what has been right in front of them all the time.
I am in agreement with the MAYOR that the NET SCHOOL SPENDING formula is whacked. Her argument that it unfairly punishes cities like LYNN is also right. It punishes those cities with a leader that have a personal political agenda. NO other city in the commonwealth comes close to having our spending problem. There is no other city like Lynn.
We are supposed to be in ongoing negotiations. Really. How are we going to pay back even part of the shortfall? Where is the money going to come from? What cuts are going to be made? What layoffs are going to happen? We have a new MARSHALL to pay for.
Oh school employees are relatively safe cause money should be added to their budget. I say relatively though because it has to be up in the air just exactly who their employer is going to be. Past history points out that our governor does have a penchant for outsourcing education should we fall into receivership and the state takes over.
That probably won't happen though, I mean why would the state want our problems. The names, the parties may have changed but the political patronage stays the same.
“There is no immediate detriment to the city’s finances,” Kennedy said.
ReplyDeleteWhat this statement tells me is that the Mayor is betting on the Commissioner waiving penalties associated with the non-inclusion of retired teachers health costs (even though this decision has not been made yet) and that she plans to continue to under-fund the schools in FY16.
I'd like to know what ponzi scheme she's selling?
ReplyDeleteIf the ITEM is FINALLY telling us this now, when will the otherr shoe drop and what will it be?
ReplyDeleteHow does the state unfairly impact Lynn? Many towns don't like all the Chapter 70 money that Lynn gets and think it is unfair to them. What is this 'retired teachers health costs'? In addition to Medicare, they get money? Why? Do all retired city workers get this same benefit?
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