There are more 4-3 votes coming out of the Waxahachie school board meetings. We’ll post details and the latest news from last night’s board meeting in which ironically, the WISD can’t seem to spend enough money before the May 10 election.
That’s bad news for board president Dr. Joe Langley, who is seeking another three-year term. Trustees Mark Price and John Colwell are expected to file again as well.
Some flashback news is warranted in this run-up to the local city/school elections. Back in 200? (’04 or ‘06?), WISD taxpayers were blinded by the colorful marketing that passed several propositions in a bond election.
After all of the signs, brochures and BS subsided, the WISD school board voted 6-1 to switch/change/alter/go-against-the-voter-initiative a campus that was going to be an intermediate school into an 8th grade center.
Some might say that’s not a big deal. However, I say it’s a huge deal. It was advertised and billed to the public as an intermediate school, but by one vote of the WISD school board, that campus changed. In other words, WISD and their biggest bond backers used a bait-and-switch.
It’s not only misleading, it’s unethical, it’s dishonest, and I plan to 100% take full advantage of it during this election. Mark Price, Ellis County’s former treasurer and last remaining countywide Democrat, voted against that switch.
Langley voted for it and I believe Colwell did as well (record keepers, correct me if I’m wrong please.)
This is going to be the most explosive local election ever. I can feel it. All we need now are candidates willing to call a spade a spade and stop this hemorrhaging of tax dollars.
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