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I read with trepidation the recent article about the Hollidaysburg School board meeting. I read how the teachers association president decided to publicly confront the board regarding the recent contract negotiations for the teachers union.
This sounds like a peat and repeat of the Mount Nittany Hospital negotiation fiasco. The union representative confronts the board with a group of (concerned) citizens to show how angry they are with the board.
These folks should serve on a board to learn fiscal realities. I understand some say, "just increase taxes" makes it sound so simple.
In reality, look where everything in local, state and federal government budgets have increased their expenditures the last three-four years.
At what point does the proverbial taxpayer cow go dry? We are nearing a tipping point where the money tree will not have anything left. I think a 3.2% increase is more than reasonable. Be happy AI hasn't replaced your position, yet.
Eric Prendergast
Duncansville