Mansfield politics

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by striperman36

mansfield selectman transfer 890K from various funds to the school budget.

Mansfield will transfer funds to save school sports - The Boston Globe

okay, now the selectman will put the override on the table? Magic money.

"In return, the committee will remove a property tax override vote from next month’s Town Meeting agenda."

Like I've been saying and as Miller was quoted, this is only a band-aid. The town keeps putting these band-aids on problems, yet it'll be an issue again next year - or the areas where they "transferred" funds from will be at contention next year. They've basically decided that instead of dealing with the PR backlash, they'll take funds away from areas that won't cause as much long-lasting, bad publicity for them come election time.

Hope we don't get too much snow next year or there will be a whole lot of snow days for the kids.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

"In return, the committee will remove a property tax override vote from next month’s Town Meeting agenda."

Like I've been saying and as Miller was quoted, this is only a band-aid. The town keeps putting these band-aids on problems, yet it'll be an issue again next year - or the areas where they "transferred" funds from will be at contention next year. They've basically decided that instead of dealing with the PR backlash, they'll take funds away from areas that won't cause as much long-lasting, bad publicity for them come election time.

Hope we don't get too much snow next year or there will be a whole lot of snow days for the kids.

What they are looking for is about 1.5 million in somewhat painless concessions from the teachers union and town employees. either that or a lot of them will lose their jobs. Kind of a no-brainer.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by buckman

What they are looking for is about 1.5 million in somewhat painless concessions from the teachers union and town employees. either that or a lot of them will lose their jobs. Kind of a no-brainer.

Doubling their health insurance contribution and taking a one year freeze on wages is far from painless.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Doubling their health insurance contribution and taking a one year freeze on wages is far from painless.

Is is when your job is on the line. Like the rest of us

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by buckman

Is is when your job is on the line. Like the rest of us

Necessary and painless are two separate things. I haven't taken a paycheck at work in almost 3 weeks because it's been necessary... it has been anything but painless though.

It's just another downfall of unions having a lock on public schools. The senior teachers continue to vote against anything that might affect them personally knowing that they have nothing to fear and can't be fired. Just think of how much the quality of school systems would increase if teachers that had been there for 15 years still had to worry about performance reviews - currently, they're all but invincible as long as they don't sleep with their students.

Just another reason why, when I have kids, they'll be going to private school.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Necessary and painless are two separate things. I haven't taken a paycheck at work in almost 3 weeks because it's been necessary... it has been anything but painless though.

It's just another downfall of unions having a lock on public schools. The senior teachers continue to vote against anything that might affect them personally knowing that they have nothing to fear and can't be fired. Just think of how much the quality of school systems would increase if teachers that had been there for 15 years still had to worry about performance reviews - currently, they're all but invincible as long as they don't sleep with their students.

Just another reason why, when I have kids, they'll be going to private school.

You said it JD, couldn't agree more. My kids are done and are now in college. I'm still paying almost $6500 a year in taxes. Somebody besides me is taking the hit this time. It may be selfish but I'm tapped out. Sports will survive or our propery values will drop. I don't care if they do, but the town should.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Necessary and painless are two separate things. I haven't taken a paycheck at work in almost 3 weeks because it's been necessary... it has been anything but painless though.

It's just another downfall of unions having a lock on public schools. The senior teachers continue to vote against anything that might affect them personally knowing that they have nothing to fear and can't be fired. Just think of how much the quality of school systems would increase if teachers that had been there for 15 years still had to worry about performance reviews - currently, they're all but invincible as long as they don't sleep with their students.

Just another reason why, when I have kids, they'll be going to private school.

Mine already are, and if I could somewhere where I could get credit for that cost I would

And unfunded pensions and benefits in the private sector is killin us all

[striperman36]

even Howie saw the scam

Mansfield pulls the same old spring tax scam - BostonHerald.com