I heard at the Football game this week that Mr. Burke also does not like the idea of completing the new football stadium at the new school. His idea is to use the field at the old high school. Great idea. Let's bus our kids to our own home games. Sports/Athletics even as much as he hates them plays a critical part in a young person's life. Confidence, handling of stressful situations, dealing with other's, team building, teamwork, and more importantly responsibility. Don't let your team down or yourself. Athletics drives kid's as it keeps them focused and away from potential trouble spots. In order to participate you must keep your grade's at a certain level. Strive to be better. Athletics also tend to be the largest revenue generator for most high schools. Do we really want to take this away? Again this is about the kids. Let's try and not forget this.
Question. What is the first thing most people look at when either they move into a new community or look at moving into a new community? The schools!
Burke constantly talks about the tax burden on Farmington. Let's talk about that. What is going to drive up taxes is a small tax base. The key to lowering the burden is to widen it. By holding back the schools you simply weaken the tax base. You increase your tax base with strong schools (people want to live there) and a strong commercial and retail tax base. Something we desperately lack. If you want to help your fellow community members/children, focus your energy here. Burke does not put kids or our schools first, he puts himself first.
Come November 4th, please remember that. Don't vote for Burke. ANYONE BUT BURKE!
Oh yeah, Mr Burke, I did get your recent love letter, pretty sad really!!
