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tion. None of as leaves our doors wide open with our air conditioners turned up full blast - whether we re home or not. And if we did, we wouldn't expect someone else to be paving our electric bill. We wouldn’t leave our home lights on 24/7 either We also maintain our home's window.- -nd our home’s heating systems so we are \oi confronted with the punishing cost of replacing all our windows or our entire heating/AC system all at once.

As any homeowner knows, regular maintenance is the key to the longevity and efficiency of your facilities and equipment. At a time when we are all being hit with increasing energy costs it is disheartening to see the profligacy, waste, and carelessness of some in charge of our schools. Lven w ith the Ameresco report in hand, itsseems no one who operates our school® has learned the basics of energy' conservation. It's easier, 1 guess, just to expect- the taxpayers to pick up the tab Why easy1’ Because anyone w ho criticizes i\he School Board's requests for more money land more indebtedness for the county mwst lx- against the kids I understand why oujr teachers were frustrated in not getting .raises this year Consider this - those Raises have been literally going out the windows and open dtxirs of the Rappahanmick County Public Schcxils. V

Roger Cordani

\ Flint Hill

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