The last five days have been “good news” for the Klamath County Schools bond measure.
First, a front page story appeared in the Herald and News with the headline “PAC makes case for $31M school bond“. The article goes into a discussion Mel Ferguson, Ray Holliday, Dan Keppen and Greg Thede had with the H&N editorial board the previous Monday. The PAC representatives talked about the challenges the bond measure faces as well as why Klamath County Schools need $31 million to complete the improvements that range from needed heating system and fire alarm upgrades to a new school for Henley Elementary to replace the collection of trailer houses that now serve as the school.
The next item appeared a mere four days later in the Sunday edition in the Focus section titled “School bond issue built with care and no fluff“. In the opinion piece, the Herald and News editorial board presents arguments for supporting the bond measure because it focuses on upgrading the school district’s facilities while pointing out it’s been over 40 years since a bond measure has been approved for the schools. They also quoted committee spokesperson Ray Holliday – “No salaries, no books, no athletics, no fluff is in the proposal.”
Yes – this is strictly a program to address the capital improvements our County schools need. We’re glad to see the Herald and News supports this bond measure. Our schools need help and the time is now.
If you would like to get involved, visit our “How You Can Help” page, visit our facebook page and like and share our information, and add your voice to the discussion in the comments of the Herald and News stories. Also be sure to join us at our next meeting, Wednesday, February 13th!
