LETTERS: Cut the fat
To the Editor:
As I sit and read the letter from Miss Fenske, I realize how some students are really in tune with what is going on around them. I applaud her on her observation and guts to print her feelings.
I am by no means an expert on the financial situation of various levels of government funding but I have a few ideas of my own.
The new vehicles were probably funded in part by grants or involved in an equipment roll over program which makes newer vehicle much cheaper. I don't think public safety spending should ever be questioned. Police, fire, or EMT, anything to help them do the job better or safer is a dollar well spent.
When a person questions school finance, the first things to pop up are raise the tax, or cut the programs. But NEVER have I heard the administration offer to take a pay cut!
Look at the average teacher salary
I would be very curious to see if any of the administrators would be willing to take a pay cut? Honestly, they should do an average of the town, and the salary should be based off of that.
Matt Ehlers
