District Logic
I got a great plan...
We don't have enough bus drivers now....
So lets spend a TON of money and then need even more bus drivers.... Sounds like a great plan
Everywhere you go you see Bus Drivers wanted. You see the buses parked along the side of the roads with signs that advertise the schools are in desperate need of bus drivers.
The Cedar Rapids Schools are no exception to this. Like everyone, they are having a tough time getting bus drivers.
So, with the biggest school bond plan ever, CRCSD designs a terrible bond plan around the dim concept of closing neighborhood schools, which, in turn, requires a lot more busing for the students it serves.
Instead of, well, we don't know....perhaps keeping the schools in the neighborhoods they serve and increasing the green and totally cost free concept of walking to school....they want to turn the city of Cedar Rapids into the Daytona 500 of school bus routes....with a major driver shortage.
A 445 Million Dollar community tax-hike (and growing) total run-around.....220 Million for the first round.
Educate others. Don't sign anything. Vote NO