WPCNR MR. & MRS. & MS. White Plains Voice. February 14, 2006: A reader often critical of city finances, worries about too much city-school district cooperation if any city aid is forthcoming on the capital projects plan.
John
Excellent reporting! (WPCNR, February 10, 2006, School Budget to Hit $200,000 by 2008-09)
The School System's finances are indeed in deep trouble. So, let's clearly call what School Superintendent Connors is asking for -- a bailout.
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Moreover, the implications of the meeting between the mayor and School Superintendent Connors are serious and grave -- the meeting stimulates two important questions:
- Bailout Options - What options did the superintendent or the mayor offer or discuss? Certainly, they should be able to express clearly to the taxpayers what suggestions were made or "tossed on the table."
- Independence of School System - Did either the mayor suggest the need for, or did the superintendent offer to cede partial or complete control of the School System to the city? After all, doesn't "bailout money talk?"
Sincerely,
John Carlson
