SPEA Responds: "Tax 'em To the Limit; We'll Just Out-Vote 'em at the Annual Meeting"

Forget about the Brett Favre - Drew Brees showdown in the Superdome on Sunday. Or even the possibility of a Brett Fave vs. Peyton Manning (c'mon...you KNOW the Jets ain't gettin' past the Colts) showdown in the Superbowl.

Put Monday October 11, 2010 on your calendars, people. Because THAT is the date of the 2010 Annual Electors Meeting.

And like locker room fodder, SPEA's response to the school board's request to take 2 furlough days is to challenge the community,

"We double-dog dare you to try to reduce the tax levy at next fall's annual meeting!"

Instead of simply politely declining the school board's request to take 2 days of without pay, SPEA take the offensive approach and holds the school board accountable for not taxing up to the revenue limit each year. So this year, they say, "Go ahead and tax the community to the maximum allowed. We'll get all our members to attend the meeting and out-vote those darn community members that caused all this ruckus last fall. "

Taxing at the full revenue limit and including the $350K in excess of the limit the community voted on for pool maintenance, we're likely looking at 15-20% increase in the mill rate.

As ELO once sang, " Looks like it's gonna be a showdown. "

Read the complete text of SPEA's response