The following comments were posted on this blog recently, but they are both worthy of their own post. The upcoming election is critical to the future of Morrisville and it's school district. When the ghosts of Morrisville's past begin to speak, we need to listen. They built this town and we need to respect their hard work,their determination and make it better. We realize we may be preaching to the choir here, but for any new visitors if you haven't made up your mind yet, perhaps the following two statements will help you decide. With your help we as a community can resurrect our town and make a our school district and our community a symbol of PRIDE, RESPECT, and TRADITION once again. It is our hope that other media outlets as well as the BCCT stay on top of this story.
The following two comments appeared as comments in a recent BCCT article.
http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bcct/mr-reiter-could-be-sold-for-open-space-funds/
Ghost of Bob Morris Says:
September 25th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
It’s official - the same people who a few short years ago were crowing about a “land grab” there (with little or no basis in reality) are now moving ahead with a “land grab” there.
It’s a big waste of Bucks County Open Space funds to buy a property that the School District (i.e. the citizens of Morrisville) already owns to turn it into an extension of the adjacent Summerseat historic house. Check out who’s on the School Board (and the Solicitor, and the new $25k/yr Communications Director), the Summerseat Board, and Borough Council and tell me there’s nothing fishy going on there.
Barring a total reversal of course in the future, this will essentially make sure the school property will NEVER generate tax ratables in a town starving for tax ratables (80-some% of school taxes are from residential property taxes).
Funny thing is, the same people who groused about a “land grab” who are now implementing a land grab are also constantly complaining about property taxes, and corruption.
And the same folks that gave back nearly all of the $30 or so million in bond money for a new school (supplied by what they called “wealthy bond investors”), and who claim to watch every penny of spending in town, now have no problem sloppy dipping into the pot of Bucks County Open Space bond money (I guess not supplied by “wealthy bond investors” this time because it’s their brainchild) to achieve their pet project dream.
Courier Times, other news media, and citizens of Morrisville and Bucks County - please stay on this story.
Ghost of Morrisville Past Says:
September 26th, 2009 at 11:04 am
This election will be pivotal for Morrisville. We heard rumors about the things the Stop the School people (now the Stay on Track people) would do. They denied they were even under consideration. Once elected, they did just that. They stopped the school, closed Reiter, and packed the town’s children into two schools. Everything they accused the “other side” of doing, like stifling the public, shady-back room meetings, and sweetheart land deals, they are just as guilty of doing themselves. Even more so because they campaigned against it. Back from where I come from, that’s considered dishonest.
If you want to Stay on Track, here’s what you can expect:1) Further reductions in business rateables except for nail salons, tobacco shops, and adult entertainment. The Stay on Track mayoral candidate endorses gentlemen’s clubs. Do you? Welcome to Morrisville, the Pennsylvania capital of sin stores.2) Complete dismantling of the Morrisville school system. The students WILL be sold to the lowest bidder. Summerseat-Reiter Park, Grandview Estates II, and new development at the former high school and A-field are the future. The schools, the thing that makes a town a community, sold away and lost forever. Is this what you want?3) More sweetheart deals for the power elite who want Morrisville to remain stuck in the 1950’s. Don’t want to pay your taxes or municipal bills? Just look up a friend on the municipal authority and your problems all go away. You pay your bills. Why shouldn’t they?
Stop the cronyism and corruption. Stay on Track means Stay on Stuck.
