Greedy School Boards....

This year the school board could not even put together a proper budget.  They were late in finally pushing a budget.  Now these inexperienced board members want to push more taxes?

While many residents struggle to buy a Turkey to put on their table and many more hunt for jobs over the holiday season so they can buy a Xmas gift for their kids, the school board has decided to raise the taxes, yet again.  Let me repeat, YET AGAIN.

With a 4-1 vote this week, they have increased the levy by 6.31 percent.  This does not count the increase they implemented over the last few years.  The final vote is on December 13th.


So why do they keep raising the rates in a tough economy?  Why don't they look to cut the top heavy costs that keep them increasing taxes each year to cover cost of living increases?  The answer lies within the members of the school board that are making the decisions.

 

Last year Steve Quigley and Mike Evans pushed for higher taxes, while cutting services to the most needy of students.  They did not freeze teachers high wages.  They did not cut top heavy salaries, or overcrowding at top executive levels.  They cut from the students.  They did this, despite the fact that there are more deans, principles, assistant principles, security, and other high payrolls than ever before.  It is all about clout and position for these board members.

 

For example, in 2005 they created a position called head of security for schools.  They started the position at $50K and hired Trustee and Deputy Mayor Leroy Brown to the position.  In three years time his salary went from $50K to over $80K.  Are we in more danger now then we were four years after the 9-11 attacks, that would warrant increasing security pay by $10G a year and cutting books to the students?  What about the service contract on phones that cost us $120K per quarter, awarded to Bill Mayer (Du Page Township Supervisor) company Call One?  Do our phones need a quarter of a million dollar expensive service contract instead of offering students special education services?

 

Mis-spending is what is all about.  In April, you will have an opportunity to vote these cronies out of office and cut school taxes.  Don't forget to watch our site when we list who is a cronie and who is a tax cutter, series starting in January...