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• On the article Tuition Increases Coming for CCBC Students

  JD1

  10:52 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013

  Just remember its a fee, not a tax.

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• On the article Superintendent Commits to Community Meetings to Discuss Overcrowding

  

  JD1

  10:49 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013

  And continues...I.e. Chapel Rd, Allender Rd, ...etc

• On the article Marks Outlines Overcrowding Concerns in Letter to Superintendent

  JD1

  9:50 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

  So why did the new development on Chapel Road get approved?

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• On the article O'Malley Fares Poorly In Early Presidential Polling

  JD1

  10:02 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013

  He won't win because he reminds everybody of the kid that you wanted to bitch-slap in middle school... especially when he opens his mouth and spews BS

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• On the article School Year Ending June 14

  JD1

  10:25 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

  Lots of kids don't show up until after Labor Day anyway. They spend summers with parents who get custody all summer and live out of state or the county. Its great for those kids when they start school and are already a week behind.

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• On the article Stormwater Fee Another Reason To Wave At Kamenetz

  JD1

  10:15 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

  And back to the original topic....haven't heard where the funds are going to be spent yet??

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• On the article Stormwater Fee Another Reason To Wave At Kamenetz

  

  JD1

  10:14 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

  Maybe but can you dispute the facts - there simply is no infrastructure that could be constructed in existing neighborhoods to solve the problem so where does the money go? To pay individuals and so called "green" organizations. Do you really think that homeowners are going to pay thousands to tear up their driveway and replace it with ultra expensive semi permeable pavers that are marginally effective? Just another example of smokescreen legislation to fool the ignorant public.

• On the article Stormwater Fee Another Reason To Wave At Kamenetz

  JD1

  4:07 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

  Andy you nailed it. Here is a blip from The Blaze:
  "And how does the state plan to spend these new tax dollars? It’s unclear:
  The state law is kind of squishy. It can be spent to build and maintain stream and wetland restoration projects. And, of course, a lot of it will go to “monitoring, inspection, enforcement, review of stormwater management plans and permit applications and mapping of impervious surfaces.” In other words, hiring more bureaucrats to administer the rain tax program.
  It can also be spent on “public education and outreach” (whatever that means) and on “grants to nonprofit organizations” (i.e. to the greenies who pushed the tax through the various levels of government)."
  Unless we are going to attempt to divert storm water runoff before it enters local streams, restoring them won't help. Case in point - Minebank Run in Cromwell Valley Park. Millions have been spent to restore the stream; however, storm water blowout following heavy rain events makes long term restoration impossible. Where would all of the storm water management ponds be constructed to contain the neighborhood runoff? People should take responsibility for their own property but rain barrels and rain gardens can only do so much. Fortunately new development is forced to install infrastructure to contain runoff - retrofitting existing neighborhoods is impossible. Large scale low impact design infrastructure is the only answer, but I don't hear anything about that taking place.

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• On the article Stormwater Fee Another Reason To Wave At Kamenetz

  

  JD1

  10:31 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013

  We don't have a combined system here - the majority of storm drains flow directly into streams.

• On the article School Year Ending June 14

  JD1

  10:27 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013

  It's absolutely ridiculous. Go into any school in June and see what's going on - kids helping teachers packing up rooms, kids sleeping on desks while teachers play movies all day, utter chaos as some teachers "teach to the bitter end" and others permit kids to hang out all day. The same thing happens during the days before holidays. The obsession with the number of days that kids attend school is ridiculous. Where is the supervision that ensures that if kids are required to be in school they should be engaged in meaningful work. How about common sense - no school before Labor Day or after Memorial Day and make good use of the time kids are there. Student performance wouldn't be affected at all on the sacred tests - I guarantee it!

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