While supporting education is a worthy goal, the BOCS should endorse future spending for purposes and projects that have been identified, scrutinized, and supported. Like replacing trailers with proper buildings. Tying overall spending at any given time to only loosely related and more cyclical budget areas such as sportsplex and road construction reduces institutional accountability to both students and taxpayers. And it may set up employees, maintenance and vital needs for a painful crunch.
While supporting education is a worthy goal, the BOCS should endorse future spending for purposes and projects that have been identified, scrutinized, and supported. Like replacing trailers with proper buildings. Tying overall spending at any given time to only loosely related and more cyclical budget areas such as sportsplex and road construction reduces institutional accountability to both students and taxpayers. And it may set up employees, maintenance and vital needs for a painful crunch.