I am reminded Rip vanWinkle when I pass Charlotte Central School.

 

It's hard to place the character.  Surely it would not be a member or the CCS School Board.  Maybe the town could be seen as he of the long sleep.  Perhaps I am reminded of him by the building itself.

 

In any event,  Charlotte Central School is a daily reminder to the students and those who work there of the maxim "Penny wise and Pound foolish."

 

There is one thing that is certain :  if we fail to pass the 2.8 million dollar bond on November 3rd, the long-neglected essential repairs will only get worse.  We would fail our children and our responsibility in a one-time opening for stimulus money from the American Recovery and  Readjustment Act of 2009.  Long-term neglect and decay would continue to deteriorate the school rather than  a 20-year fix saving it.

 

Everyone should be encouraged to vote November 3rd, and they should vote for the basic responsibility that the 2.8 million dollar bond would ensure.

 

Richard L. Weed
2631 Greenbush Road
Charlotte