QUOTE (LancNewbie @ Jul 9 2009, 09:28 AM)
I'm not painting it with any brush, i've known a lot of people that have graduated from DSD and they will be the first ones to tell you that the school is a mess. I'm not saying anything i've not heard out of the mouth of a DSD graduate. As far as the tax money goes, only $60,000 more? Thats hardly worth it in my mind, seeing how its going to effect the town. For as many houses as that area has been throwing up, that would only be 20-30 new houses, depending on the average tax bill. There have been developments going up with 3-4 times that many houses.
It was years of mis-management by the school, school board and area residents that caused those problems. But then again, its never anyones fault right?? No one ever had the guts to make the capital improvements needed, because lord forbid you raise taxes a little. Nope just keep using everything till the wheels fall off and then your really hurting for money. ANd then you have to raise taxes a lot.
Look at the other local area schools, they had 10-20 year plans to gradually improve the schools a little at a time. PM and Hempfield are a really good example of that, even Solanco. In fact PM was one of the two schools in the county to not have to raise taxes this year. They must be doing something right.
Newbie are you drinking??? 25 new house at 3,000 in property tax for easy math = $75,000
if 1/4 of those have kids now or have them in the future that is 6 houses with kids
average 2 kids per house that is 12 kids @ 9k per year to educate equals $108,000 per year in taxes. So your in the hole $33,000 your logical escapes me.
Giant = $60,000 and 0 kids.
We have enough homes in this area many are empty now. Wake up.