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.