I'll repeat myself in case you didn't hear me. Rome, N.Y., went through the same thing we did. The Air Force base shut down. They lost a lot. But they held on to the jobs they had.
Salary caps is the way to go.
Buske said the board should have come out and asked why it went down. Better communication between the public and the board would have helped solve some of problems. The board should have come together as a cohesive unit, Hale said, and say to the public that this is what they believe they need for the effectiveness of this district and the education of the children. They should have communicated to the public what the issues were and how they related to the budget, he added. They should have stepped back to the budget they had the year before and cut it by five percent, Hoefer said.