Spring Break Addition- Writers Gone Wild!

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1. spiritofpublicus says:

   2/3/2007 at 1:04 pm

   I wonder whatever happened to the concerns about taxation without representation. I agree with Bob’s idea as long as the residents of the New Richmond School District, or for that matter any government entity, pays the total cost of its operations, including pensions and healthcare benefits.

   If you and the other residents of New Richmond are willing to bear all costs for your government schools, then the rest of us will gladly shut-up. I know James p. Nelson has attempted to use other identities when writing; I have to wonder if Ziller is not really Nelson.
2. BobZiller says:

   2/4/2007 at 9:46 pm

   The cost of the $92.8 million referendum will be paid for by the property taxpayers of the school district. We are one of the
   

   rich

   districts according to the Dept. of Public Instruction, therefore 95 percent of the bond cost will be on the taxpayers of the district.

   Send your kids to a New Richmond School and then you can discuss at the board meetings to your heart’s content.
3. taxmealotmore says:

   2/5/2007 at 2:13 pm

   You are absolutely wrong mr bobziller. First, you even state above that 5% will not come from New Richmond. If that is true, where does it come from? Second, who is going to pay for the operating expenses of your new schools? Approx 50% will come from shared revenue at the state level. Last I checked, we all pay that. Third, Who pays for the health care and pensions as noted above by spiritofpublicus?

   You seem to be misguided bobziller. Then you try to shut out anyone who is actually using the other half of your brain as illustrated in your letter to the editor. I don’t get it!
4. BobZiller says:

   2/7/2007 at 4:30 pm

   I agree with everything that has been said above. First off, at the last school board meeting, when a second referendum was presented it was characterized as a five year non-recurring referendum, I asked what was meant by “non-recurring.” The superintendent said that they planned for a separate “non-recurring” $500,000 referendum because a recurring referendum wouldn’t pass. There you have it.

   That additional $500,000 cost for five years will pay for one principal, two custodians, two secretaries and utilities for the new elementary school. Thank you Wisconsinites for helping to pay for this.

   You failed to mention that limiting speakers at the open forum during the first 30 minutes of the board meeting, I suggested that it also include the ACLU and politicians who sneak into town and use students as shills for votes.

   If you recall, New Richmond taxpayers helped finance a Hudson teacher’s pay hink a few years ago and recently a new elementary school by a few percent. What goes around, comes around.

   If you want all district financing to stay local, I suggest you go to Madison with a plan and while you’re at it, go to Washington and do something about the “No Children Left Behind.” It’s worthless. Just to keep you up to date, New Richmond is going for pre-kindergarten using charter schools. I disagree with this too, but, what the hell, state taxpayers are paying 100 percent of it. Sooner or later, WI will withhold money and then listen to people scream.

   I montor this blog regularly and I am the Bob ‘Conflicted’ Ziller who has written the stuff with my signature.
5. N. Onimous says:

   2/7/2007 at 7:18 pm

   So Bob, let’s get this straight so I can understand your “logic”. As long as your restriction of the 1st amendment includes stray politicians and the ACLU then it’s okay. And you had every right to fight the referendum that just squeaked by in Hudson. Where were you? You’re not only conflicted, you need to join up with the communist from New Richmond who’s watching out for the government pensions and health care benefits “common good”.
6. BobZiller says:

   2/8/2007 at 11:29 am

   Well mystery persons, let me see if I can understand your logic. Because I am in favor of restricting an NR school district non-resident from speaking in the board meeting venue, your first amendment rights are violated.

   Why don’t you rent a room at Suzanna’s or Ready Randy’s and tell us your ideas of revamping education and school financing. Yes I know that if the NR referendum passes we will be spending some of your money via state and county taxes.

   You seem to want a built-in audience gathered through someone else’s efforts to give them the benefit of your knowledge. Can I do that at your church, gun club, scout troop, Rotary Club or the like without permission?

   Here’s an example of what citizens can do. Wausau passed the largest referendum ever in the state of WI–$66 million. After the new high school was built and the voters realized what they had bought, they voted out all the board members. You have your work cut out for you in Hudson.

   And, oh yes, did you go to Wausau to give them the wisdom of your knowledge before the referendum? I sticking by my stand, rock solid logic or not.
7. Luke says:

   2/8/2007 at 12:38 pm

   You seem to want a built-in audience gathered through someone else’s efforts to give them the benefit of your knowledge. Can I do that at your church, gun club, scout troop, Rotary Club or the like without permission?

   Bob Ziller

   You actually think a government meeting that is open to the public is the same as your church, gun club, scout troop or Rotary Club? Personally Bob, I think you’ve lost it. Maybe you should take up blogging on the communist website where this type of thought process is more appropriate.

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