Next Bond Issue Meeting -- 7:00 p.m., Wed., February 11, 2009

There was a nice size crowd at the Bond Meeting last evening.  I'm guessing there was a 50% increase over the previous meeting two week ago. 

It's good that people are taking an interest, just not certain how anyone knows when the meetings are scheduled.  Nothing in the most recent school newsletter, nothing in the local newspaper, no apparent agenda that is posted. Future meetings are scheduled at the end of the just completed meeting. I suppose the information is spread through word-of-mouth..... that's good.

Just my observation.... this bond issue will certainly pass if the final vote is taken from those at the meetings as there seems to be a selected group that are always present. But for it to be approved by the voters of the district, there needs to be input from a wider sampling of the general population. 

I know you can't force people to attend but if they aren't aware of the meetings, the decision to be there has already been made for them.  And I believe that most people, if they aren't aware of the details of a project and aren't in the decision-making process, will vote no. 

For the record, the next meeting is at 7:oo p.m., Wednesday, February 11 in the high school library.