Are Quincy Schools Adequately Funded & Supported?

Edward Husar:

Several members of the audience joined in the discussion over the public's relative support for Quincy schools. Among them was Larry Troxel, a local minister, who said the public has a desire to support education but has lost trust over the years in the School Board's handling of finances.

"I've seen previous boards buy out the contracts of two previous superintendents so they could bring in their own local person to be superintendent," Troxel said.

He also pointed to a previous board decision to build Lincoln Elementary School only to close it and sell it after a relatively short period of time.

"The boards over the last 30 years have lost the confidence of the taxpayers in this community," he said. "And just this sort of argument -- and especially saying that we don't care about education -- is dead wrong. We care. But we don't trust the board that wants to always raise taxes and spend more money, because we've seen money wasted."

Board member Steve Krause said "you can't damn the current board in front of you for past indiscretions."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 15, 2011 2:28 AM
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