It Must Be Tax Season
Much like deer season the Republocrats on the County Council are hunting our money. This last Friday's Aegis literally hurt my soul. I was so proud of the Annapolis group's responses. The rookie Delegate Donna Stifler was particularly impressive. Her record "goes against it" and we can only hope it continues to go against it. There is no way more taxes are getting through Jacobs, Hooper, and Harris. Glassman clearly recognizes this. Glassman stated that "citizens might not be receptive to higher transfer tax…" Barry, it is safe for you to replace "might not" with "will not." Everyone keeps throwing around this $500 million for school construction. I want to know exactly where that $500 million is going and which contractors win these bids. This is probably public information. If we publicize this information in newspapers it might be an incentive for the companies to give the county the best deal possible. I want to know if the contractors are wasting our County's tax dollars.
No one from the Council has mentioned, at least publicly, that Craig's $500 million is too much. Everyone seems to be trying to figure out how to give it to him. Chenowith said that increasing the transfer tax is "fair and equitable." I think I will file that quote away for a rainy day. David Craig was an administrator at Southampton Middle School and it seems like he is taking care of his own. When it comes to education most are not willing to stand up and say what should be said, "Hold on here!" With the bunch that we elected to the Council in November, with one of two exceptions, it is no wonder they are already acting the part as Republocrats.
Read this Op-Ed from the Baltimore Sun and then send an email to the County Exec.
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January 25th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Although HCPS bemoans the facilities it has, I do not see them let lose of the reins yet. Almost anything in the private sector can be done better, faster, and cheaper than the public sector without sacrificing anything. Do you know of any other school system (public or private) looking into or doing something similar?
Also, Chenowith’s “fair” is not the general public’s fair if you remember her “fair comments regarding her dirty/sleazy politics just before the election. Too bad for all of us that she won.
January 26th, 2007 at 9:09 am
After watching the County council meeting on cable concerning the property tax break for some, I am very impressed with Ms. Lisanti. She was correct in saying that our county cannot be asking the General Assembly for more funding avenues and then turn around and start talking about cutting revenue.