Has anyone found out ANYTHING specific about the $2.4 million toilet flush yet? Have any of the other eight lemmings even squeaked public disapproval since the last business meeting about the lack of information provided to the public?
Considering all factors, I'm guessing the information will be released at 7:29 P.M. tomorrow night, just in time to proudly say "We released it before the meeting." This is the public equivalent of a report in the board packet two hours before the meeting, and would also effectively silence the public commenting that would ensue for at least another two to four weeks.
Isn't anyone else tired of the silliness?
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Perhaps someone should volunteer to show him in "private" how to upload a spreadsheet to the website.
Of course the silliness is tiring. But we're dealing with some hard core types here, the kind that have chunks of guys like me in their stool. We must push through the fatigue though and, like Steve Worob's admonition to the board's bobbleheads in the face of a truthful yet damning Courier Times article, "strengthen our resolve". I don't think he was referring to a more highly concentrated version of Resolve(R) carpet cleaner, although it is now available with Triple Action.
The article below is from the March 24 Courier Times. It's good to know that similar dysfunctionality is just a stone's throw away in Neshaminy. Maybe Morrisville and Neshaminy board members can attend the same communications workshop and not listen together! Pass the keys and whiskey!
Improve communication with the community too
Reading the March 1 article about the Neshaminy school board's plans for a workshop to enhance communication was frustrating. Improving communication, interaction and problem-solving among board members is a great idea, especially when it comes to being a responsible steward of improving education. Making a decision, even after acquiring all the information, without using wisdom and common sense, is like giving car keys and whiskey to a teenage boy. The one thing more important, though, is communicating with the community and informing them of the budget costs.
It's scary that so few residents know the cost per student. I spoke with a local taxpayer who graduated in 1949 and asked him, “What do you think the cost per student is today?” He said, “About $3,000.”
According to the district, the cost per student in 2007 was $15,680 (including debt service) and so few know it! When we get our credit card bills, all costs show up. Why is it that when we receive our school tax bill in the mail, the school district budget and school system data is not sent also to educate us?
It is unfortunate that school board member William O'Connor can't see himself serving on the school board any longer if other board members don't agree with his opinions. In any problem-solving or decision making process tension always exists. All school boards have difficult choices when it comes to the budget, closing or building schools, teacher contracts, and hiring. This is not bad if decisions are well thought out, for then the students, parents and taxpayers benefit as a group. If O'Connor and Superintendent Paul Kadri could listen without pre-opinions, each side might see and come to understand other important points of view, not only from other board members, but taxpayers and parents.
To be a worthwhile Neshaminy school board member, you must have wisdom, common sense, honesty and historic knowledge of the system. It is always useful to look at the past in order to gain a perspective on the present. No one should just rubber stamp a decision if it's not a long term commitment to being cost effective and doesn't improve our children's educational results in an effective and efficient manner.
The timid, the fainthearted and people who expect quick results are doomed to disappointment.
Charles Lauble
Langhorne Manor
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