After the Civil War 3 – My mistake/s

There are two things I’ve said and written that I now know are wrong after meeting with the Superintendent.

In my current flyer I wrote that the referendum will cost most of us a couple hundred dollars. That suggested an annual cost. It was way too high.
A quarter million dollar house, in my home’s assessment range, would see an increase of about $60.

When I pointed out the increases in the cost of the Red Plan from its initial reported estimate of $257 million I pointed out the two new eight lane pools. Gronseth furrowed his eyebrows at this and pointed out that our district has always had swimming as part of our middle/Junior high school curriculum. He said, and I suspect he’s right. that two new six lane pools were always part of the red Plan. What changed was the decision to make them 8 lane pools suitable for competitions. That would mean they weren’t suddenly added when Judy Seliga-Punyko defeated me six years for the school board. Made bigger yes. I can’t pin the entire cost to Dixon’s giving Judy a prize for defeating me.

That doesn’t change the fact that the plan kept getting bigger on Dixon’s steroids but fair is fair. I was wrong.

I’m sure that if and when I get on the inside again I’ll discover other similar mistakes and feel obligated to own up to them. My embarrassments will be a small price to pay to set our public schools on a course to discover new worlds.

About the author

Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

https://duluthreader.com/contributors/h/84/284-harry-welty