| Like it or not, Fayette's school
deadline is here: Vote 'YES' for SPLOST CNB
At a precise point in the
periodic life of every newspaper, whether weekly or
daily, there comes a moment when a final choice has
to be made, the final sentence of the final story
ended and the paper sent to press. Some of the stuff
is good, some not so good and some we wish later
could be X-ed out and redone. But it's too late. The
time for scrapping all the pages and starting over
again is past — It's called a deadline.
A tough question, but yours to
answer
DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large
If you go by the letters and
e-mails we've been getting at The Citizen, the Board
of Education is in serious danger of losing its bid
for a special sales tax to pay for school
construction next week.
BOE's environmental problems, Part 2
By
DENNIS E. CHASE
Environmental Columnist
Once again, I find it
appropriate to discuss environmental laws, as they
relate to the Fayette County Board of Education
(BOE). My recent opinions on the McIntosh High School
practice fields drew quite a bit of criticism from
some members of the BOE. I thought, given time, they
would install adequate sediment and erosion control
measures. Unfortunately, that has not been the case.
- I mean, how stupid
am I?
BILLY
MURPHY
Laugh Lines
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- People are getting stupider
and stupider. This I have observed.
Letters to
the Editor
YES FOR
SPLOST
Sales tax is least painful way to
fund schools
We will go to the polls Sept. 21
to decide whether or not to approve a one-cent local
option sales tax to fund additions and modifications
to our schools.
BOE has no more magic rabbits to
pull out
Some people believe if SPLOST
fails, the Fayette County Board of Education can
perform a magic trick and pull a rabbit out of a hat
(come up with enough money for the projects needed by
the school system).
Do what is right for our community
It is difficult to understand
all the bickering that is taking place concerning the
vote on the Special Local Option Sales Tax scheduled
for Sept. 21.
Take note, anti-SPLOST folks: Tax
supporters are numerous and increasing for Sept. 21 vote
For the past several weeks, I
have read with interest the deluge of letters
berating the members of the Fayette County Board of
Education.
NO FOR
SPLOST
Many groups will be opposing SPLOST
Tues.
Those of us opposed to the
SPLOST (additional sales tax for Fayette county
residents) have chosen not to organize. We believe
voting citizens are aware of the Sept. 21 ballot
measure. We do not know the names of all those who
will vote against it, but we do know what groups of
people will be voting “no.”
Voting for SPLOST is just more
liberalism
Vote No for SPLOST and vote No
for liberals
BOE's offers keep getting worse with
each vote
Maybe we ought to vote for the
upcoming SPLOST, in that the offers from the school
board keep getting worse. At least the March 1998
SPLOST was going to cost us less and they tried to
entice us with a two mills reduction in our property
tax millage rate.
Reject SPLOST, use leftover funds
for schools
I am proud that Bill Clinton did
not get my vote when he ran for the office of the
presidency twice. I will be equally proud to vote
“NO” twice on the Board of Education
incompetency to legitimize their existence with an
alleged $90 million bond/sales tax option revenue
package.
SPLOST will encourage higher density
Isn't it interesting that the
SPLOST supporters feel it's necessary to put signs
all over Fayette County to pass the 1 percent tax
bill. They have organized a committee to push this
bill through, but citizens, please remember that
those opposed rejected this bill last year for the
plain and simple reason that if the SPLOST passes it
only encourages more high density in Fayette County
— and don't we have enough already?
BOE allowed misuse of buses
The question of the week is who
in the Fayette County school system allowed the
misuse of school property to support a private
organization with school/taxpayer property?
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