| To the Editor: Non-resident of BG is upset by school's income tax levy |
| Written by Anthony Clarke |
| Wednesday, 01 August 2012 09:39 |
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Here we go again, Bowling Greens Board of Education in its infinite wisdom has unanimously voted to go with a five year income tax levy rather than a property tax or a combination of the two, because the board president says the residents "were not as positive." "They were very negative for the property tax." Well, of course they were, make others help pay for the schools. Simply because I work in BG and live in McClure I don't even get to vote on it! Our revolution was fought because they endured "Taxation without representation." But I have no voice, I will pay an additional .75% of my check if it passes won't I? Once again the average "Joe Taxpayer" is being hornswaggeled by a small group of people that has yet to provide the voting public on a breakdown of where the money will go. And I don't mean "well we have to pay for this and that and there you have it", we need a comprehensive list printed in the Sentinel-Tribune before the election of where they intend to spend it, we have the right and deserve it as taxpayers! Don't insult our intelligence school board members. You have plenty of time to get the information gathered and provide it to the Sentinel-Tribune, as a matter of fact it should have been done already. Anthony Clarke McClure |
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Comments
If you live outside of bgcs, you need to go back and amend your school district returns for the last few years. You pay school district tax based on the district you live in, not the district you work in.
I do agree , though, that the board should publish the financial statements for the district with a historical comparison of the last five years and the projections for the next five years that show they are going to be in the red. This also needs to contain detailed information, not just a summary of expenses. Furthermore, they should provide commentary of where are the issues are at and what ideas does the board and administration have to live within their means.
Show me you are being good stewards of my money and I will vote yes!
You will not pay BG school income tax. According to the Ohio taxation, you only pay school income tax for the school district for which you reside - not where you work.
Thank You
Jodie Watson
Personally, I say "make some drastic cuts"!
Everything the schools spend is public records with public meetings, etc. If you want to see how they spend, look at the Treasurers report. They are not wasting money!
Bowling Green Schools are great and they deserve our support. When Schools can't count on the state for support they are forced to raise their own revenues.
Maybe if the state pulled it's weight BG wouldn't have to keep going back to the voters.
School income tax is different from city income taxes. Which you do pay 2% and is truely taxation without representation! !!
As a BG resident I am not in favor of a new tax for a school system with an average teacher sallary as of 2010 of close to $68K per teacher. That is an hourly rate of $51 per hour.
There is lots of room to cut in pay and benifits!!!!
Nice to see you back, Snapperhead, though the comments seem a bit troll-like.
Increasing minimum wage will only result in fewer minimum wage jobs. A few people will have more money to spend, but most folks looking for "entry level" jobs will not find them. Jobs that pay minimum wage are certainly not appropriate to attempt to support a family with. They are entry level by definition. Pay scales for all jobs should not be dictated by the government, rather market conditions should be the sole factor... supply and demand still applies, just as it applies with the government mandates of "Obamacare" and other government directives.
For more than four decades I have watched many different BG teachers, staff and administrators work hard to provide a great education, safe environment and rewarding experience for my children and now my grandchildren.
I'm proud to say they all attended BG schools - Ridge, Conneaut, Kenwood, old Jr. High, new Jr. High and High School.
Everyone involved in our school system should be proud of the work they and their predecessors have done in making BG a great place to live.
As you read the posts you see that service jobs are starting wane,as did manufacturing decades ago..Schools need to be more market oriented..Look at Southeast Ohio,the tide has come here.We are becoming a fly over state.Look at John Bohners district,once a thriving area, now a virtual wasteland.For this area,its not if but when..
You are entitled to your opinion, but have a clue what you are writing about first.
I'll be voting NO, and I hope the rest of the community joins me in saying, "Hands off my paycheck!"
Besides, the Performing Arts Center is already built, so it is no longer an issue.
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