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which time it may be apparent that the expected population growth never materialized) the right choice?
I will probably need a larger house in 10 years time but that doesn’t mean that I should immediately borrow money and commence construction, does it?
Wouldn’t it be better to wait on borrowing so much money when we may find that A) we don’t need such a facility after all or B) there may be programs around in the future to better help us pay for such a facility?
Lastly where is the Rappahannock News getting information that leads them to believe we will have a continued and sustained growth in our population, specifically the population of our school age children?
Have all Rappahannock citizens of child bearing age signed a secret pledge to reproduce like rabbits over the next few years? I think the answers to these questions are no, no, no and no, which is why I have to give an emphatic NO to any suggestions of building a middle school in the near future.
I think taking a chance on wasting a little time now is vastly preferable to taking a chance on w asting a LOT of money now, especially when that money comes from the pockets of myself and my fellow tax paying citizens.
I am a product of the Rappahannock County Public Schools and I am as proud of them and support public education as much or more than most in this county.
We are blessed with a conscientious school board, an innovative administration and a core group of dedicated teachers.
Building a middle school will put such a strain on an already groaning tax base that future tax increases to fund higher teacher’s salaries, extracurricular activities, or any number of the less glamourous things that make a school system successful would be met with howls of protest from a righteously indignant tax paying populace.
I strongly feel that an expansion project consisting of an addition to the elementary school (perhaps in conjunction with a teacher's raise) is the best solution to the problems we have now and can expect to have over the next few years.
If your readers feel as I do, I urge them to write or call their supervisors.
JAMES E. SWINDLER II
Sperrvville
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