Blistering rebuke

It appears we have someone in our community who has been ingesting a few of the wine makers grapes and they soured on her stomach and caused some bad gas to pass.

One of the primary benefits of a democracy is a majority rules via the ballot box. It is clear the ballot box ended with 65% of the vote against the bond proposal. 65% is well more than a majority. Fairness and fiefdom should not be allowed to exist according to the letter to the editor writer. Why should this letter to the editor writer be ashamed of the 65% who said they did not agree with the proposal? Fairness should be allowed to exist outside fiefdoms, and this is how democracy works. Voters sang in unison in regards to their disagreement, and to the fact they don't agree with fiefdoms.

The writer references three letter to the editor writers as reasons for the bonds defeat. Got some swamp land in Arizona I need to unload wonder if she will be a taker? 65% of the voters did not agree to the bond proposal and 65% of the voters sent the incumbent trustee packing. I don't recall one letter to the editor that mentioned the trustee election. Don't see that three letter writers had much to do with the outcome of this bond election.

Three letter writers convinced 65% of the voters to vote NO and this same 65% sent the incumbent out of office. The only role the three letter writers played was an analysis of the facts and how the facts related to the voters. Guess the PISD had no role in the bond being turned down. How about the way the PISD has handled its expenditures in the past. Let's review - New Field House v. New Classroom Space - Which did the PISD trustees chose? New Field House. New Turf v. New Classroom Space - Which did the PISD trustees chose? New Turf.

Millions of dollars spent on items besides new classroom space. This speaks volumes about priorities! Trustees paid for this out of the excess reserves. Why did they not build new classroom space with the excess reserves? After all we have been led to believe that this space problem existed at the same time the new field house was being addressed. Appears bad choices were made by the trustees in regards to the required needs of the district. The poor children were harmed by the PISD trustees and not the voters.

If these three letter writers can convince 65% of those casting a vote to vote against then we need them writing letters to our state and congressional representatives in regards to their spending habits.

Leaving town - The writer would like for the 65% who voted against the bond to catch the next train out of town. It appears that the writer is missing the point. The 35% who voted in support of the bond were on the short end of the stick so it is they who should probably catch the train. In the same issue of the paper the city is praised for achieving certified retirement community status. What a shame some want to stop the retirement trains before they get to roll into town. Most likely there are fewer non-natives in Camp County than what some believe. This community needs these retirees and the dollars they bring to the community. Wonder if the lack of progress in the community is due to the non-natives? Does the writer realize the Superintendent of Schools is a non-native who does not live within the boundaries of the PISD. Wonder if the lack of progress is due to the natives trying to protect the old ways of doing business? Must be the reason for stressing the madien name in her signature. Either way if not for Pilgrim's and B&S the natives don't appear to have done much to enhance the tax base value of the community. Most of the new is coming from non-natives! The natives need to be thankful these folks are coming to help enhance the tax base. The natives can possibly enjoy lower property taxes due to the non-natives enhancing the overall tax base.

In reality no one needs to leave on any trains. The practice of a democracy is two bring the two sides together to find some common ground. This common ground will address the differences and work to achieve an acceptable outcome. This does not guarantee a favorable outcome - for the voters still have the final say in regards to any bond election.

The writer should stay out of the vineyard and then she would not have to worry about the grapes souring on the stomach. If you don't like the grapes then try a Starbucks Latte and your gas problem might be solved.