I-728 directs all lottery proceeds to school construction. It diverts a portion of the state property revenue back to school districts as per-pupil grants for class size reduction. We should giveI-728 time to work before we attempt raising taxes to supplement the popular citizen initiative. As a parent of a North Kitsap Elementary student, I am all for good schools.
Education is the key to success.
What worries me is the rush to pass a very ambitious bond without considering all of the facts. The latest figures available for the North Kitsap Public school enrollment reveals a decrease of 2.4 percent. Private school enrollment is flat also. Additional study is required before we fund such an ambitious taxpayer financed project. Like the colonials of America' s past, the Palestinian people of today are struggling for freedom against a brutal occupying force.