Pass a bond referendum to build a fourth school, add to Ridgecrest School, and run water and sewer to three schools. Furr's plan takes care of item 3. Here is how the conversation went December 8 at a joint meeting of the school board and county commission after he announced his ideas. We're not the only county in this situation. I feel the county budget is pretty lean at it is.
Education drives economic growth.
If we build schools, growth will come and increase our tax base. We will do our best to pass it. There is not one of these 14 elected officials who doesn't understand the need to build new schools and raise taxes, if necessary, to pay for them. The disagreement comes in the details and in trying to find a building plan they think the public will support. For both boards, the issues are nebulous, ideas floating about without any framework that the school board and commissioners can grasp.