Posted By: Okemoslover
Well just as predicted, the PTO minions have their marching orders....SELL THIS BOND! So this weekend, be prepared for more postcards or literature on your doorstep....(as if we don't already understand the issue with the prior five postcards and two letters received in the mail!)
Funny how their message is "not to let those who don't have kids in the schools" or those who "hate Okemos" decide this vote. Many of our older citizens here in Okemos DID raise their children here and have supported countless millages far longer that any of these people have even lived here! They have every right as tax-paying citizens to decide how they want to vote and whether they want to pay increased taxes. The arrogance of those who would deny them that right, is oddly desperate.
I work on a computer every day and I like it, but I am not convinced that our children NEED all the things requested on this bond. In reading what they want to buy, I am amazed at the greed and the sense of entitlement. (re: my subject line) The quotes seems heavily priced...the desires, frivolous, such as the PDAs. Did a committee just sit around and think of every possible technological way to spend money and stick it to the taxpayers? With the economy and the rising gas prices, such bad timing, such poor planning.
So it seems the Citizens Millage Committee couldn't sell their case to me. I hope others will agree, but whatever happens, be your OWN person and don't let others decide whether you are a viable voter. As long as you are living in Okemos, you are one of our own.