Tuesday brings another board of county supervisors meeting and more red meat for the blogosphere. The red meat lately has come from the supervisors budget time.
Remember last spring when Corey Stewart pretty much told us that if we were going to attract business we were going to have to have services that people wanted? He actually mouthed the words that taxes might go up. All that has been forsaken it appears and he is now back to Tea Party Mentality.
The problem with Tea Party Mentality is that Prince William County isn’t a poor county. We are the 9th richest county in the nation and have the second largest school system in the state. Our school system is suffering. Teachers aren’t getting raises and the per pupil classroom ratio is the highest in the state. There are rumblings now to “adjust” the amount of money given to the schools. Currently the school system receives 56.75% of the revenue. I certainly don’t think anyone intends to give the schools any more money. That would be a first. There are also rumblings about the BOCS having more input into the School Board budget. I do not believe this is legal. If it is, it shouldn’t be. Why have a school board then?
