My First Blog - The Bond Vote Cometh

- Greetings ladies and gentlemen.  Come sit with me by the glow of the monitor, and I shall spin you a tale of intrigue, a local legend if you will.  Our story begins with the a council of men and women known as the Liberty Public School District Administrators, and ends with a local vote being cast this very day.

  

   Once upon a time, there was a man named Scott Taveau who ruled as the District Superintendent.  Now, while the man and his ruling council were once widely renowned throughout the land for the many things they had provided for the schools, including raised test scores, at present they face a scandal.  For these intrepid administrators of yore had spent many a dollar on their adventures, and charged much of their extravagances to school district credit cards.  Lord Taveau even added alcohol to the bills, a definite "no no," and reportedly hid the purchases by folding over his Cosco receipt so that only the total cost appeared.

    My local newspaper, "The Liberty Tribune," recently reported these findings to the public.  This news of "wasteful spending" comes at an unfortunate time.  Currently, the schools are trying to pass a new bond which, if granted by a majority vote of the citizens, will allocate somewhere over 50 million dollars to be used for getting new tennis courts, adding school supplies to the classrooms, building new elementary schools, and finally the needed funds to construct the second high school.  Despite these apparent needs, many in the community, including my immediate family members, are concerned as to how the money will be spent, given the recent scandal and lack of financial oversight.

    However, when I head over to my polling place at the community center, I've made up my mind.  Rather than withhold the money, I intend on voting "Yes."  The walls and halls of Liberty High are simply too crowded at the moment, and the current building can not sustain the constantly growing population for much longer without serious consequences to the system.  At the same time, I recently signed a citizen's petition, which calls for a state audit of the School District, and will provide a fair, unbiased oversight needed to keep administrators and other officials from reaching in to that tempting cookie jar, and needlessly spending our tax dollars.

    So concludes our tale.  Remember, anyone Liberty resident who is 18 or over and a registered voter should get out to their local voting location to help decide this critical issue.

    Until next time, stay tuned in to your world . . .