“Pay a little now, or pay a lot more later!”
That seems to be the prudent advice and sentiment being offered by many longtime residents of Central Kitsap County as the day (February 8th) quickly approaches for area voters to approve or disapprove the proposed Central Kitsap School District Capital Projects Levy.
Well-known local political activist Jack Hamilton expressed his opinions in a recent CK Reporter Op Ed, saying, “Even though it may hurt a bit in these uncertain and tough economic times, failure to support this levy does have a clear and unmistakable negative impact on the ability of the district to provide the quality in education that we demand and that our kids deserve.”
Both the Kitsap Sun and Central Kitsap Reporter have voiced their support in passage of the levy.
CKSD Superintendent Greg Lynch and his capable staff have done a truly exceptional job of providing a very detailed and transparent analysis on their Capital Projects Levy Website, ensuring that the voting public can make intelligent, informed decisions.
As a local Central Kitsap resident/homeowner myself, I can certainly empathize with the fact that our current economic conditions makes such levy proposals difficult to swallow. Most of us are finding it increasingly challenging to make ends meet and desperately want to hold onto as much of our hard earned money as possible.
But the facts of this levy proposal should make our response overwhelming obvious. We simply cannot ignore the prudent investment of a small portion of our tax dollars now, or else face the consequences of paying out a much larger amount down the road.
Ballots for this levy proposition have already been mailed out and every vote matters!
Please join me in supporting our kids and the continuation of quality education in Central Kitsap by voting ‘YES!’ on the CKSD Capital Projects Levy on February 8th.
During my brief Navy
career, my boat (USS George Washington SSBN598) pulled into the
newly constructed Bangor Subase to on-load
missiles. I can vividly recall standing watch topside along the
shore of Hood Canal and being in awe of the
majestic Olympic Mountains. Clear Creek Road was
the main ‘north/south’ route back then, and
Silverdale consisted of only a 4-way stop sign and
Elsie’s. Since those days, in the back of my mind has always been
the dream of one day returning to live in the scenic
Pacific Northwest.
