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$259M Measure T bond seeks to solve short-term school needs

Original post made on Feb 18, 2020

Voters in the Mountain View Whisman School District are being asked to pass a new bond measure that would tackle the short-term problems facing local schools today. It stops short, however, of tackling some of the more ominous troubles looming on the horizon.

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Posted by Robert
a resident of Whisman Station
on Feb 18, 2020 at 11:52 am

"It's just really to preserve flexibility for the 'what-ifs,' but I don't THINK there's any intent to deviate from these priorities," Blakely said.

The "what ifs" are this district's problem.

What if they give the Superintendent another undeserved giant raise? (14% last June) Just to name one "what if".

Yes, the language in the Measure assures us that it won't go towards salaries, but it can free up other funds to be misused. This board and district have used poor judgment in the past with funds and then they just keep on asking for more. No lessons learned.

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