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What will the price be?

Published December 15. 2017 09:30PM

I am a lifelong resident of Lehighton, and yes, my son-in-law is Wayne Wentz, but this is not about him. This is my thoughts on what happened in this past election.

It was in tonight’s Times News that the outgoing members of the school board voted for NO tax increase for four years in a row and for six out of the past seven years.

I am a widow, and one of my great joys is attending sports at Lehighton and rooting on my beloved Indians.

Now people have been elected to the school board who could care less about education, sports, music and our great community.

They have deceived the people of this wonderful Lehighton community. People think by electing them that it would end property taxes. Are you kidding me! They have only one vote each, just like you and me!

I see where Mr. Bradley is already going to cost the district over $100,000 and he is not even on board yet. (Officially!)

What is he going to cost the district and taxpayers over the next four years?

If you voted for these people: Shame on you!

Have you ever seen any of them at a sporting event, school concert, school fundraiser or any other school function? Your answer is NO!

Thank you to the outgoing school board members. You have given the community a quality education for our students at a bargain price. We can only guess what price it will cost you now.

Dolores Solt

Lehighton

Comments
You care about a phoney made up $100,000 price for right to know requests but what about the REAL prices of the $6.5 million dollar stadium? Or the $7.72 million dollar HVAC system in the middle school? Or what about the $38 million for the Elementary Center? It's millions upon millions being spent here (much of which approved by your boy Wayne) and all you care about is costs of right to know requests???? Do you all really think taxes will not go up as the taxes have not increased the last several years? Well you don't see the big picture that includes the pension debt. And that the large fund balance ($13 million surplus) that the board has been using to cover any increase is now gone. We know you will blame it on the new board when the inevitable tax increase comes next year. Because you are being fed the koolaid that doesn't provide all of the information. And the part about your beloved Indians? Well We all want the sports teams to do well, why wouldn't we, but that has nothing to do with a 6.5 million stadium. But no one sees the lies behind the construction saying it was going to save money when they are still spending money on the old stadium. The people have been overtaxed for years, and the board blew all the surplus when this district could of fixed the current schools and still been debt free. Sad state of affairs thanks to high levels of incompetence with a side order of arrogance mixed in. BTW, until you know the facts about costs of RTK requests you will continue to believe the phoney made up 100k number that was used to discredit said individual(s).
Finally well said , Also most of the taxpayers that live here will NEVER go to a game or visit the school but will surely get RAPED by it!!!!!! We all know who to blame when our taxes go up, the last BOARD WHO LIED TO US AND TOLD US THEY WONT! So hopefully they all read these articles and just disappear and never show there faces again HERE!

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