tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post5291183656313063760..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: School News from Around KentuckyRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-65550062351708834952009-10-31T17:01:42.346-04:002009-10-31T17:01:42.346-04:00Lawmakers: New schools a local responsibility
I a...Lawmakers: New schools a local responsibility<br /><br />I am in agreement that the upkeep of our schools should begin at the local level. Most counties in Kentucky tend to wait for state funding to begin the basic of repairs, leaving a small problem to often become a larger problem while the local School Board is waiting for the state funding to be allocated. <br />Kentucky counties should be the first line of general upkeep. These schools belong to all of us and we should demand that they are treated like the treasures they are in our communities. The repairs should at the very least be bid on and ever started before the State government has allocated the needed funds.<br />I live in Powell County and from time to time it is front page news that one of our schools are in need of this repair or that modification. I am also prepared to pay higher property taxes in order for our local School Boards to have more money available for school maintenance. Going from eight to ten cents per one hundred of assessed value would go a long way in most counties. This should be a top priority for all.<br />There are few uses of tax dollars that are more important than education. One might argue that education is the most important use of tax dollars. It is after all an investment in our future at the local as well as state levels. We, as citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky should take pride in our schools for what they have the potential to produce for all of us.Michael L. Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445445003031638932noreply@blogger.com