hate government wasteful spending and cronyism Yes!!!!!

This Board and administration does not have a good track record contrary to statements
Wow you have not addressed the waste that this board has committed nor their inability to admit and to lie about it. (not requested new money in the last 10 years) either the Mount Vernon News reported got the quote wrong or Mr Short lied (or obfuscated probably saying he meant no new “operating” monies, not capital, but the board took $8,000.000.00 in operating funds and switched them to capital to build the country club elementary for their country club cronies.

schools need to be run more efficient, i dont disagree. I want my money spent so that each child has the same opportunities. But look at the cities with great schools. each of those cities brings in more businesses because it is a great place to live. when more businesses come in, that means more tax dollars for the cities and schools and more jobs.

taxes arent a bad thing. stand up to the board, if they think they will be voted out, then they will do a better job.

I guess that explains why one cannot drive down any of the streets in this town without ruining their car. I have never in my life seen such sorry excuses for roads. You get what you pay for I guess, so as long as everyone’s content with living in a dilapidated town with vacant and crumbling buildings around every corner, craters strewn throughout the roads, and an under-educated populace fighting over the non-existing jobs, so that we can all “save a few bucks” then everything’s good, right?

I agree the kids suffer and the suffer due to the poor decision making of the administration and board. However, how are going to get the message to them other than to vote no? We just had 2 new board members go on January,

Wow, are you suggesting an impeachment process for the board member?

Which ones do we target? and who do we replace them with? what is the Law?
How about just saying no to new taxes for the Mt Vernon City Schools?

Mt Vernon is not an anti-education city, we are an anti money wasting city, Until you start addressing the waste that the Board and Adminstation has done, you are in total denial.

If more money for the schools will fix the problem and give us a better education system then lets a flat tax per parcel of $1,000,000.00 per day this will allow our students to have the best educational system in the world.

Throwing good money at a bad situation will not help!

Wow, how about something more than a sentence and with some real thought besides just taking more of my limited money and resources.

The school board doesn’t give a darn about the hardships facing the good people of this county. The entire world is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. I’d like to know where does a broke district get the money to blow $800,000.00 on a farce of a trial & hire a law firm to try and scare the auditor into raising property values? Those expenses are just what we KNOW about. We need to stand up to these thugs and say enough is enough.

He lied! The school board asked for Millions of new money just a few short years ago to build all new elementary buildings. The Public said NO!!! And we will say no again. The Board spent $8,000,000.00 of Rainy day funds on a Capital expenditure of the Country Club Elementary. Increasing Busing expenses because not a single child walks to this school, while the Buildings it replaced West and Elmwood had many childing walking or biking to school, Obviously the school board doesn’t care about our costs, childhood obesity, or global warming. The just wanted to have a new school building close to the country club.

Instead of coming to the Public first about a building program, they spent rainy day funds that could be used now!

They now have the nerve to ask for more money during a recession, with unemployment at high rate and mortgage foreclosures at an all time high. Great judgment and decision making Board!