Thursday, May 10, 2007

Petoskey Schools Athletic Facilities Proposal Defeated

Voters in the Petoskey School District resoundingly defeated a $15 million bond proposal to construct a new school athletic complex by a margin of 2,457 - 1473.

I was actually quite surprised late last year when the school district released the results of a survey showing that the public would support funding such a proposal, given the current state of our state and local economies. Apparently my skepticism of the survey data was warranted.

The Traverse City Record Eagle ran a story on the defeat, pointing to the weak economy as a major contributing factor to the outcome. I would have to agree with their assessments. The fact that we have lost a number of local employers recently has people concerned. In trying times like these, people are hesitant to commit to spending money on anything which is not deemed to be absolutely essential. The voters apparently saw this proposal as a luxury which cannot be afforded at this time.

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