Dr. Pepper: I Agree
Dr. Pepper,
As you well know, I am delighted that levy passed. Our schools and kids need the additional money. And, I am delighted to see that we will have funding to help reward our outstanding teaching staff next year in contract negotiations.
With that said, you and I are in 100% agreement in the 'methods' our school board took to obtain voter approval. I believe it has been unethical from the day it was defeated last November. The sports-busing-screwing-with-kindergarten-kids approach was very wrong. It was an insult to the intelligence of our community. Their approach may have worked in the '60s in rural Ohio where the farmers were not going to sell the farm, but wanted their kid to play sport and get bused to school. In 2003, it only angered Pickerington voters against the board leadership.
I have always favored the 2 per acre home residential zoning as a good method to control growth and promote quality residential growth. I wished the board would have voted to ask the City of Pickerington to adopt the same zoning standards as in the Township for residential permits. As simple as it may sound (and I know there are some here that think I'm pretty simple) I think the 2 per acre residential standard would solve most of our growth problems.
Though I favored impact fees paid by homebuilders (not homeowners), the CA in its proposed structure will NOT help the schools as I don't think people will want to buy smaller homes on small lots and pay more taxes in the City when they could buy a bigger home on a bigger lot for the same money in Violet Township. Why would anyone want to pay more taxes both property and income tax to live in the City of Pickerington? I am totally lost when it comes to the benefit of the CA ...oh, well, some think I'm totally lost all the time ...
Dr. Pepper,
As you well know, I am delighted that levy passed. Our schools and kids need the additional money. And, I am delighted to see that we will have funding to help reward our outstanding teaching staff next year in contract negotiations.
With that said, you and I are in 100% agreement in the 'methods' our school board took to obtain voter approval. I believe it has been unethical from the day it was defeated last November. The sports-busing-screwing-with-kindergarten-kids approach was very wrong. It was an insult to the intelligence of our community. Their approach may have worked in the '60s in rural Ohio where the farmers were not going to sell the farm, but wanted their kid to play sport and get bused to school. In 2003, it only angered Pickerington voters against the board leadership.
I have always favored the 2 per acre home residential zoning as a good method to control growth and promote quality residential growth. I wished the board would have voted to ask the City of Pickerington to adopt the same zoning standards as in the Township for residential permits. As simple as it may sound (and I know there are some here that think I'm pretty simple) I think the 2 per acre residential standard would solve most of our growth problems.
Though I favored impact fees paid by homebuilders (not homeowners), the CA in its proposed structure will NOT help the schools as I don't think people will want to buy smaller homes on small lots and pay more taxes in the City when they could buy a bigger home on a bigger lot for the same money in Violet Township. Why would anyone want to pay more taxes both property and income tax to live in the City of Pickerington? I am totally lost when it comes to the benefit of the CA ...oh, well, some think I'm totally lost all the time ...
