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Mr. Corrente,

The School's budget is audited every year by an outside third party. By law they can't run a deficit. Their budget is a public document for everyone to see. They also provide 'trend' data in their budget to compare to, i think, the previous two years.

If you think that they're "out of their mnds" for requesting bonding to do sorely needed capital improvements because we've neglected buildings for the last 25 years, then I don;t klnow what to tell you. I welcome a good, open debate about our schools but it's increasingly clear that we can't have one. Lastly, this recent request for the balance of funds from the 2006 bond referendum - yes, 2006 - inclkudes $1.2 million to round out the funds needed for the Vets HVAC system. The previous $4.2 million that the Council approved last year is already 'in the bank'. Suddenly some are questioning how "dire" the condition is of the Vets heating when $1.2 is being requested and yet I don't recall that same question being asked when they asked for $4.2 million. Funny, that is. Anyway, ask teachers at Vets (current and former) if they think the heating system is in good, or more specifically, non-dire shape.