Grand County Commissioners Prove They Are A Farce | Approve School Funding

In a move expected in this age of zero accountability at all levels of government, our three commissioners unanimously approved giving money to the schools, no strings attached, in a desperate bid to hike taxes this November.

A commissioner whose spouse works as a teacher at one of the schools targeted for closure allowed himself to vote on the matter instead of recusing himself, demonstrating a clear lack of integrity. I could vote to keep my wife's job too, but then I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror. Hopefully, the citizens of Grand County will take this fact into consideration at the ballot box at the next opportunity.

With this final act, and the obvious behind-the-scenes jockeying between the special interests, school district, towns and county representatives, the stage is now set for a hard push for a sales tax increase. As usual, it's really the only solution being discussed. It's also not going to fix the problem.

I attended the Winter Park Town Council meeting last week, and asked a question, "What's the end goal here? What does the town of Winter Park intend to get out of the money it's laundering for the school district?"

The answer? To give the schools one more year. I'm assuming it's to find a permanent, sustainable funding source. (MORE TAXES!)

The school board is going to meet next week so they can announce that they'll be keeping the schools open another year. I'm sure the school board is feeling pretty good right now, with complete support from their town and county representatives. The money just keeps flowing, and the lack of accountability is completely transparent.

The voters are going to have a voice in November, and I'm confident the slam dunk they think they have is going to be a big whiff.

How damaging is a one cent sales tax? Read this post.