Wednesday, August 4, 1999
Board is already using scare tactics

Scare tactics already being used

Okay, the issue hasn't even made the ballot yet, and already the school board is trying to frighten parents into voting for their $90 million SPLOST tax.

More portable classrooms, year-round school with staggered schedules — next we will be told that unless the SPLOST is approved the children will be forced to use textbooks from the 1950s and they will have no heat or air conditioning in the schools.

I can already imagine the school board licking their chops, anxious to spend these millions and millions of taxpayer funds. Best of all, in another few years they can return to the well once again, and ask for another increase.

Whatever happened to fiscal responsibility? If our current school administration cannot learn to live within their budget maybe it is time to replace them. That would be much cheaper than the SPLOST, and probably far more effective.

Now the Realtors in Fayette county have spoken up and said that they support the SPLOST. Surprise! These folks make their money touting our school system's benefits and are one of the beneficiaries of continued growth in the county. Why would they say no to SPLOST?

Address the problem with runaway growth in the county, make those who benefit most help support the added burden on the schools and the county by paying their fair share via impact fees. Maybe even our Realtors will kick in a few dollars to support the schools as well.

SPLOST is not the answer.

Steve Fodor
Peachtree City


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