BOND ISSUE PASSES

BIG news at RC. a Rare event

1032 for 937 Against

WIll update the links later. Many articles in local papers


BAD NEWS 9-6-2009
Former senator Ron Raikes dies in farm accident
LINCOLN JOURNAL-STAR

Special Board meeting 9-14-09 6pm Mustang Room budget approval
Regular Board meeting 9-21-09 7pm Mustang Room

The BARRACKS walls crumbling and falling apart

Is it a wise use of tax dollars to add on to a building that is literally falling apart?

the damaged area in the photo above has a depth of 1-1/4" at the deepest point. Thats quite a chunk missing

This is referred to by DLR as "cosmetic" damage. Take a close look, the buildings were repainted about 3 years ago. I first noticed the deterioration about 1 year ago. the places where the blocks are falling apart have no paint in the damage areas, that would indicate that chunks of the block have just fallen out on their own in the 2 years since the painting was done. This really concerns me. DLR plans to cover this up so it can't be seen. What do you think this will look like in a few more years???

After spending 16.5 million total after 20+ years the result is 100K more in overhead each year and 1 additional classroom?? this IS a bridge to nowhere. After a tire gets worn out you need to quit trying to patch it and just buy a new one.

The Common Sense for Schools group is currently working on an alternative proposal that has a lower cost. The current plan is loaded with pork. just cutting the unnecessary items saves a considerable amount of tax dollars for interest alone. Vote for Common Sense. VOTE NO

9-6-09 I have heard several times the emotional reason to vote for this is we just need to do something. So spend money irresponsibly just to do something? This is the problem with the federal government right now. Another emotional issue is the thought that is we don't pass this irresponsible plan we will lose our school. Same thing came up with the battle over the elementary schools. It was checked out and would be very difficult to dissolve the district. first some other district would have to take all or part over. the property with bonded indebtedness would still have to pay off the debt. then what happens to the facilities we have now? Plus a bunch of other issues. its pretty safe to say realistically the district will be around for the foreseeable future. The possibility of annexation of the southern portion is a possibility in the future. I don't think that will occur anytime soon however. None of these are valid reasons to vote for this irrisponsible plan.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4th. Many district residents report they have not received their ballots or any information on the proposed school bond. If you have not received your ballot call the election commissioners office in Saunders county immediately (402) 443-8101 . Ballots must be returned to the Sanders County election office by 5pm on September 15th. you can send your ballot by return mail, hand deliver during office hours, or use the 24 hr drop box on the north side of the courthouse.
SAUNDERS COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE

Didn't get a brochure in the mail from KIDS? Many patrons have not received any info on the bond issue. Down load a copy HERE:
kids_flyer.pdf
KLKN Channel 8 Eyewitness news 8-30-2009

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Eldon McFarling
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." - Derek Bok (1930-), Harvard University President

Sometime in 2005 there was a proposal to replace the deteriorating auto body paint booth with a metal building. During the discussion the plan grew to include needed space and improvements for both the industrial tech and AG shops. If both shops were upgraded and moved the space they were using could be converted for wrestling and weightlifting so those programs could expand and be moved out of the original military base building west of the main building. Since many other improvements were needed at the high school site the board chose to explore a possible construction project to address those needs.

The board members selected 6 community representatives from each ward, 36 in all. This "task force" as it was called began meeting after interim superintendent Gary Oxley was hired. The task force met with board members to discuss what needed to be done for improvements. The board hired DLR Group from Omaha, NE as the project architect. After a plan was developed a 16.3M bond issue was sent to a vote of the district patrons at a special election held on September 11, 2007. The referendum failed to get voter approval. To get a idea what taxpayers wanted to do the board hired Research Associates of Lincoln, NE to take a random survey of 300 district residents. The results of the survey were presented to the board and interested citizens at a special meeting on May 28, 2008.

The consensus of everyone was to change the plan significantly enough to reduce the amount needed, then send another bond issue to voters in the fall of 2008, or spring of 2009. In the days and weeks since the survey was presented DLR has been working on cost estimates and changes to the plans taking input from the board and interested parties.

Eldon McFarling
6-25-2008
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." - Derek Bok (1930-), Harvard University President

This is mostly a collection of stuff there wasn't a good place for, mostly Nike info.

Accountability and Disclosure Commission

School bond, override plans voted down Tuesday

Lancaster County breaks ground for new jail

Geothermal energy project will heat and cool new county jail

Raymond Central District will vote on lower bond issue March 10

Lawsuit wants bond issue vote thrown out

I Do RC DI
http://idorcdi.ning.com/

RC DI prepares for state


Speech team prepares for state

State title comes to a halt

Win streak stops for RC speech team


here are some random thoughts:
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." - Derek Bok (1930-), Harvard University President

Just to look at this from another perspective, an alternative to education is to get a nice furnished room at one of the new jails in Wahoo or Lincoln. not sure what Wahoo spent, Lincoln wants something like 90+ million to build the west O hilton for prisoners. And lets not forget the Tiger Beetle, 20 + million for what a few hundred bugs? shouldn't our schools be at least as important as a bug? Eldon


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Nike Park Addison, Il.
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Nike drill
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Duck & Cover
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