Found this today ...
I LIKE the idea of rezoning and removing greenfield from the school district. Most of the decent kids go to Buffalo and Delano anyway. Then they could lose the tax base from all the expensive houses and see what it would be like to pay for all that with their trailers!
For the record, we ELIMINATED our problem in Greenfield with a corrupt council. We have NOT had huge tax increases. The only thing that HAS been going up constantly is our SCHOOL TAXES! They are now DOUBLE what our city tax is!!!!
And no, we don't hate Rockford (they tend to save our burning houses way before Loretto does - even if they have to come across the full city to get to us!). We do not hate KIDS. We HATE MISMANAGEMENT. We hate a school district that puts SPORTS before EDUCATION! The testing numbers are deplorable! All this district knows how to do is eliminate TEACHERS and keep ADMINISTRATORS fat and happy. How much more could have been bought without Durands FAT SALARY?! $31K/year more than the last administrator BEFORE all the perks ($8K for auto expenses, $15K slush fund - REALLY?!?!??!) - That sounds like another TEACHER!
It's strange to see how many teachers were on the YES side when THEY are the ones this guy screws. Look at his past positions - that's the common theme.
Want to see where the money goes in the district, try here: [url]http://extra.twincities.com/car/schlsalaries/default.aspx
[/url] - you can filter by Rockford. It's not the teachers getting rich, it's the administration. And it's the KIDS that you care so much about that get the short end of that stick. THAT'S what you'd be concentrating on if you cared about them - not paved paths and gazebo's!
And yes, my kids do very well in Delano, thank you.