More than 16,000 children are being taught in trailers. I hope to educate the public and voters through newsletters and through my personal program on Channel 16 explaining the limitations of the county. There s so much information about budgets and taxes out there, but the only thing the public really sees is the tax on their residence. So we re doing a study on seven other states to see how our taxes compare, and I plan to send information out to our residents to show them exactly how we do compare. Simply put, we have to figure out a way to build educational facilities without compromising our triple A bond rating, which we value very much.
Education is our responsibility.
It s been a great career, McConnell concluded. With just two years left to her term, she admits to having her work cut out for her.