Notice anything missing from this piece? He doesn't tell everyone that he is thousands behind on his municipal bills. Hey Jack....take your own advice "Don't listen to the noisy politicians" such as yourself and slate you are running with.
Have at it guy and gals, tell it like it really is!
From the BCCT:
Stay on track: Don't listen to the noisy politicians
Bucks County Courier Times
I am a member of the Morrisville school board and a candidate for re-election with the Stay on Track team. I read this morning a "fantasy" letter from Damon Miller, a candidate with the opposing group.
I want the voters of Morrisville, the same ones who rejected Miller's friends in the election two years ago, to understand that Miller and his noisy band of politicians are parading as concerned citizens with "pride" in their slogan. But their actions belie their slogan: They are on a mission to undermine what we have accomplished in two years and tarnish the reputation of our school district. To get elected!
To put it simply, they are part of a group that believes great education comes from bricks and mortar. You will recall that two years ago a slate of candidates and their allies on the former school board were on a campaign to build a new school building - K through 12th grade - a school that now would cost as much as $48 million. Instead, we have renovated and repaired schools that were neglected for as much as 40 years at a cost of less than $5 million when completed.
Miller is wrong when he said we want to send our students to other school districts and pay tuition - not so! They say we want to merge with Pennsbury. That long-ago option never made it to the table.
Also, our opponents have attempted to connect our PSSA scores (which have been rising for the last four years) with the school board, which is always baffling to most people. In every school district where scores go up and scores go down, the fluctuations are based on numerous factors. I have heard teachers, parents and administrators and "no breakfast" blamed, but never has anyone said our kids are doing great, or our kids are doing poorly, and it's all because of that "damn old school board."
Revenue - finding money - and taxes are issues we deal with in Morrisville. We are dealing with a small school district with fewer than 1,000 students and no real tax base, so we rely on homeowners to pay the bills. We never lose sight of the fact that people today are struggling to keep their jobs, find jobs, pay taxes. Seniors do not want to be forced out of their homes and we keep that in mind. It is important to note that our school board has managed to retain the quality of our educational system and cut taxes twice in two years.
But Miller and friends muddy the waters with last-minute attacks that are devoid of truth. Thankfully, the Courier Times provides us the chance to refute them.
We believe Miller, Stoneburner, Jenkins and Beck have a plan of their own and that is to build a new school. They know what happened with their friends' other school building plan, so it is mostly hinted at. We base this on what they have said publicly and where they level their criticism - the reconfiguring of schools and the plan at Grandview, for sure. Their solution would be a new elementary school, but we insist it is unnecessary and unaffordable and we will fight it.
As a member of the Morrisville school board and a member of the Bucks County Technical School Board, I know what it takes to be a good school board member. It takes responsibility, common sense, and the ability to listen. We must value education and the quality of education we deliver. And we need to be realistic.
I am proud to serve on the current school board and seek another term to continue on the financially responsible path the board set two years ago. We rejected the turmoil and dissension of the past and are committed to serving new and longtime residents, senior citizens who have paid the bills for years, and new families, many of them struggling with job loss and hefty mortgages.
It is very important that the voters know who is telling the truth here. Please look at the facts and the history of the school board now and then. I ask for your vote and votes for school board director Brenda Worob and our running mates John DeWilde and Ron Stout. We all agree to stay on track -with the help of our neighbors and voters.
