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"Please Support Guinta's Budget"

by: MHT-ETD

Sun Apr 13, 2008 at 20:00:28 PM EDT
"Lower Spending equals Lower Taxes"

I saw two lawn signs today saying that in Manchester (corner of Lake & Hanover). I'm guessing that the city GOP has started coordinating an effort to promote Mayor Guinta's ludicrous budget. FYI, he wants to cut $7.5 million from the school budget alone! Clearly Guinta is unbelievable and will stop at nothing.

My questions are:
1) Who put those signs up?
2) Where's the counter-campaign?
3) Can those signs be taken down?

More details will come out in the next few weeks on the impact of  his budget, but this much is certain: Monday, April 28 at 6:00 p.m. is the public budget hearing at Memorial High School. Aldermen have been known to count heads.
 
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"Please Support Guinta's Budget" | 6 comments
"Lower Spending equals Lower Taxes" (0.00 / 0)
Raise your hand if you think lower spending is the answer to our education crisis.

--
"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive!"

@DougLindner

Doesn't Douglas' Question... (0.00 / 0)
Doesn't Douglas' question really say it all?  Education is the BEST "investment" we can make, because with better education -- and yes, money DOES make a difference, along with other factors -- we end up with a more educated population.

Thus we have less crime, less welfare needed, more people with higher incomes able to put back into the community, a more competitive nation in the economics of the 21st Century, and kids who will grow up able to solve problems like global warming and future food shortages.  

If we did invest in education through a tax system that was based on abilty to pay, what could be more fair?

But, all that can't be put onto a bumper sticker.  We need leaders who will be bold enough to say and do what should be said and done.  

Tax and Spend > Borrow and Waste (0.00 / 0)


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"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past; you must fight just to keep them alive!"

@DougLindner

[ Parent ]
Ugh Guinta... (0.00 / 0)
Dave Scannell For Mayor anyone? anyone?
not so sure about David... (0.00 / 0)
but definitely, someone else!
[ Parent ]
Here's how Guinta's budget would affect the Manchester Schools: (0.00 / 0)
Eliminate Maintenance Projects
Eliminate Increase in Community Partnerships not funded by grants
Eliminate Additional Staff Request
Eliminate Math Resources K-5
Eliminate Student Information System
Eliminate West Academy Model
Eliminate Replacement of Old Computers
Eliminate Equipment sub-notebooks
Reduce Building Maintenance
Use of expendable trusts by underfunding Health Insurance and Special Education
Transportation:
    Increase to 2 miles (loss of 15 buses)
    Eliminate District share of HS transportation
Reduce Community Partnerships (Southern NH University 21st Century Program, NH JAGS)
Attrition of Teachers (17 Elementary Teachers, 5 MS, and 16 HS teachers)
Eliminate PE Coordinator stipend
Elimination of Extra Curricular Activities
Elimination of Athletics (all line items except debt service)
Elimination of Elementary Beginning Band and Orchestra
Reductions in Music and Art programs (equipment, supplies, uniform replacement, transportation)
Reduce Supplies & Textbooks District Wide
Eliminate Gifted and Talented Program:
Eliminate NJROTC Program
Eliminate Ready for Success
Eliminate BLIC's
Elimination of 4 Administrative Assistants (2 High School, 2 Middle School)
Commercial Street Personnel
Eliminate Student Resource Officers
Elimination of 3 Asst MS Principals
Elimination of 4 Asst Elementary Principals
Reduce Non-Title I Reading Specialists to 1 for every two schools
Reduce Kindergarten to 1/2 day and eliminate Readiness
Additional Positions to meet Mayor's Budget (63 positions at $38,867)
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