CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote no

Looks like the Coeur d’Alene School District is pulling out all the stops. All the apocalyptic rhetoric they spew just prior to the May vote is of course intentional. Also, the claims of closing schools, dismissing teachers and of course declaring a financial disaster is all great press. The local TV stations and newspapers are loving it. The school district is not going to implode. It’s time the educators learn a lesson: live within your means. Stop pilfering money from your neighbors. My hard-earned retirement fund is not meant for your monetary shortcomings.

The school district seems unwilling to compromise. I see no signs of good faith bargaining whatsoever. Reduce the levy amount, sell assets, reduce cadre. There is a better solution than to just continually rob from your neighbors. And you’d better believe, if this levy does pass, the school district will be back in two years asking for even more money. It’s what they do.

Going forward we can only hope Kootenai County citizens vote no again. And again. And again.

BRUCE ECKHARDT

Hayden