Comments on: Fort Bend ISD Board Approves Raises, Rejects Insurance Increase http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/09/01/40045 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SoupNazi http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/09/01/40045/comment-page-1#comment-2990 SoupNazi Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:04:07 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=40045#comment-2990 While the validity and ongoing costs that would be associated with the S and t center are a concern what is more of a concern is that my tax dollars are put to good use and that the BOT is a good steward of those tax dollars... when they talk about raising taxes, I think public education is a great value as long as those tax dollars are being put to good use. giving the teachers and employees in the district a fair and living wage? good use of my money. Adding another layer of administrators... .... ... Cut three of those hundred K Phd's and you've covered the healthcare costs for those workers. While the validity and ongoing costs that would be associated with the S and t center are a concern what is more of a concern is that my tax dollars are put to good use and that the BOT is a good steward of those tax dollars… when they talk about raising taxes, I think public education is a great value as long as those tax dollars are being put to good use.

giving the teachers and employees in the district a fair and living wage? good use of my money.

Adding another layer of administrators… …. …

Cut three of those hundred K Phd’s and you’ve covered the healthcare costs for those workers.

]]> By: santhony http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/09/01/40045/comment-page-1#comment-2939 santhony Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:24:48 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=40045#comment-2939 Opps, I forgot to mention the $15 million in no bid contracts, much of which goes to vendors in the district that regularly contribute to the ed. foundation (kind of cozy don't you think)....oh well....and so the story continues.... Opps, I forgot to mention the $15 million in no bid contracts, much of which goes to vendors in the district that regularly contribute to the ed. foundation (kind of cozy don’t you think)….oh well….and so the story continues….

]]> By: santhony http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/09/01/40045/comment-page-1#comment-2938 santhony Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:22:46 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=40045#comment-2938 I believe Mr. Broxson is in an election year for himself so I wouldn't read too much into how he is voting lately soup. Wasn't it just a month or so ago he was voting in that $30 million dollar duplicate museum to the "free" HMNS project about 1.5 miles away? That will hit the budget at half million to a million each year just to run it on the ops budget. Jenney won't even put the full budget online like many districts do so that it can be more closely scrutinized and how bout that near $300k newsletter on character they dust off for the elections? I'm sure all of these excessive spending projects can be justified, but what happens when they can't balance the budget from this point forward? As everyone knows we already are the most highly taxed county per median value in the state. Past board members have also confirmed that several other "contingency" funds exist, but apparently they are saving them for a "rainy" day. You would think, like Washenfelder stated in one of her presentations that we have already reached that rainy day with a near 20 million dollar budget deficit and almost 1.4 billion in bond debt thanks to our special interest buddies feeding at the taxpayer trough. They're so worried about the bond rating, perhaps they should have scaled the last bond that Jenney and the spec. ints. pushed through in '07, but I guess they need a large portion of that to go eventually to the plethora of "contingency" funds that they keep from the public. Nope, I say flush all the ogre board out and start fresh and balance that budget along with putting the districts full budget in an online "cash register" for all the public to see. Stop playing the perception game and "hide and seek" with our money. I believe Mr. Broxson is in an election year for himself so I wouldn’t read too much into how he is voting lately soup. Wasn’t it just a month or so ago he was voting in that $30 million dollar duplicate museum to the “free” HMNS project about 1.5 miles away? That will hit the budget at half million to a million each year just to run it on the ops budget. Jenney won’t even put the full budget online like many districts do so that it can be more closely scrutinized and how bout that near $300k newsletter on character they dust off for the elections? I’m sure all of these excessive spending projects can be justified, but what happens when they can’t balance the budget from this point forward?

As everyone knows we already are the most highly taxed county per median value in the state. Past board members have also confirmed that several other “contingency” funds exist, but apparently they are saving them for a “rainy” day. You would think, like Washenfelder stated in one of her presentations that we have already reached that rainy day with a near 20 million dollar budget deficit and almost 1.4 billion in bond debt thanks to our special interest buddies feeding at the taxpayer trough.

They’re so worried about the bond rating, perhaps they should have scaled the last bond that Jenney and the spec. ints. pushed through in ’07, but I guess they need a large portion of that to go eventually to the plethora of “contingency” funds that they keep from the public.

Nope, I say flush all the ogre board out and start fresh and balance that budget along with putting the districts full budget in an online “cash register” for all the public to see. Stop playing the perception game and “hide and seek” with our money.

]]> By: SoupNazi http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/09/01/40045/comment-page-1#comment-2936 SoupNazi Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:48:47 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=40045#comment-2936 Hey Ogre- We are the district- we the taxpayers pay the costs associated with educating our children. If you look at the value received for the dollars I spend, it is worth every penny and more for my children. I just want that money to be spent wisely. Spending the measly $300,000 that this is going to cost the district is worth it compared to some of the other "projects and programs the BOT would undertake. Mr. Broxton's compassion should be applauded. Hey Ogre-

We are the district- we the taxpayers pay the costs associated with educating our children. If you look at the value received for the dollars I spend, it is worth every penny and more for my children. I just want that money to be spent wisely. Spending the measly $300,000 that this is going to cost the district is worth it compared to some of the other “projects and programs the BOT would undertake.

Mr. Broxton’s compassion should be applauded.

]]> By: Ogre77497 http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/09/01/40045/comment-page-1#comment-2934 Ogre77497 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:36:15 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=40045#comment-2934 Does this mean that the costs of the staff pay increase and the insurance increase now will be managed "on the backs" of the taxpayer? Perhaps Mr. Broxton will agree to pay any additional monies required by the District out of his own pocket. Someone has to pay. Does this mean that the costs of the staff pay increase and the insurance increase now will be managed “on the backs” of the taxpayer? Perhaps Mr. Broxton will agree to pay any additional monies required by the District out of his own pocket. Someone has to pay.

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