Responding to Lisa Grant, Superintendent of Centralia School District letter May 31, 2023, I can feel her disappointment that the school levy didn’t pass, but I believe that the school superintendent doesn’t fully understand what this school levy would have cost property owners like me.
This levy, if passed, would have cost me around $700 to $800 in taxes a year. This is a lots of money to me, but maybe not to the superintendent. I am medically retired and a disabled veteran living on a fixed income. With the cost of inflation, it is a struggle to make ends meet. Property owners do not need another financial burden doing these hard times. We are not open bank accounts with unlimited funds. I was taught while growing up not to spend money that you don’t have and live within your means.
The Centralia School District needs to grasp this concept to become good stewards with our hard-earned money. I have a child attending Centralia Middle School and I am not happy with what they are teaching our children. I feel that the children are not getting the education or the tools to make it in the real world. The voters really don’t have a much say in which direction the school district is going or what is being taught to our kids. The only voice that the voters have sometimes is with their pocket books.
I would like to suggest that the superintendent find out what the voters want and make the necessary changes. The school district might have a more favorable outcome in next election.
Andrew Boehm
Centralia
