Lopez School Bond support | Letter

Published 5:16 pm Tuesday, April 2, 2013

I am writing to express my support for the Lopez School Bond. I do not have any children of my own but I simply feel that the renovation of the school is necessary and well worth the additional taxes that I will have to pay each year.

It makes both sense and cents to do the work on the school in one big project. We could wait ad do the job piecemeal but we would not have as nice a school and waiting means that interest rates may never be so low.  Plus putting off renovation now, means that the school will spend more dollars in ongoing maintenance which will be more costly in the long run. The school has also received a million dollar energy grant and doing the work now means lower heating bills in the future.

Yes, we need to work on getting better textbooks and school supplies but it is important for voters to understand that the supplies come from a different budget. There is infrastructure that is paid for by bonds and then there is stuff like text books that comes from the general fund. The extra money from energy savings and less maintenance repairs could go toward school supplies and books.

I feel the school board has done its homework and has developed a plan that is conservative with taxpayer’s money and at the same time will produce a great learning environment for students. After all it is the kids that matter most for they are our future leaders and Lopez citizens who will chair our boards, run our local businesses, volunteer on the Fire Department and look after the likes of me when I am old.

For all these reasons, I plan to vote YES for the Lopez School bond.

Liz Scranton

Lopez Island