Comments on: Community Schools program fights for its life http://homertribune.com/2009/10/community-schools-program-fights-for-its-life/ Homer, Alaska Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: stina http://homertribune.com/2009/10/community-schools-program-fights-for-its-life/comment-page-1/#comment-422 stina Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:58:46 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5765#comment-422 Perhaps the expenses need to be examined? Does the community schools program have to pay heat and lighting bills at the high school? The community school students pay high prices for the classes/instructors so why the $110,776.00? and to this I say 'HUH?'... "For liability purposes, they didn’t want a nonprofit running Community Schools.” How long will we continue to let insurance companies make all decisions? We are already missing one of the only radio stations in Homer because of 'liability'. The city forced our new alternative rock music station KMJG to take down their tower to allow a permit for a new GCI tower, and now because of 'liability' the station cannot put the antenna on the new tower. This station was set up as an avenue to allow the youth to speak out, make their own shows etc. The city needs more for the youth to do not less. Perhaps the expenses need to be examined? Does the community schools program have to pay heat and lighting bills at the high school? The community school students pay high prices for the classes/instructors so why the $110,776.00?

and to this I say ‘HUH?’…
“For liability purposes, they didn’t want a nonprofit running Community Schools.”

How long will we continue to let insurance companies make all decisions?

We are already missing one of the only radio stations in Homer because of ‘liability’. The city forced our new alternative rock music station KMJG to take down their tower to allow a permit for a new GCI tower, and now because of ‘liability’ the station cannot put the antenna on the new tower. This station was set up as an avenue to allow the youth to speak out, make their own shows etc. The city needs more for the youth to do not less.

]]> By: mm post http://homertribune.com/2009/10/community-schools-program-fights-for-its-life/comment-page-1/#comment-420 mm post Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:16:11 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5765#comment-420 The tax payers of the City should not have to foot the bill if the Community Schools program cannot generate the revenue to cover operating costs. According to the City's 2008 Financial Report published on the website Community School fees brought in $27,058.00 and total expenses were $110,776.00. The borough dropped the program and it should never have been picked up by the City of Homer. Vote or no vote! The tax payers of the City should not have to foot the bill if the Community Schools program cannot generate the revenue to cover operating costs. According to the City’s 2008 Financial Report published on the website Community School fees brought in $27,058.00 and total expenses were $110,776.00. The borough dropped the program and it should never have been picked up by the City of Homer. Vote or no vote!

]]> By: Wes Cannon http://homertribune.com/2009/10/community-schools-program-fights-for-its-life/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Wes Cannon Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:58:06 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=5765#comment-412 Community Schools has always had to "fight" for funding, except maybe the inception years. The City could close the library to half - time, the animal shelter and police to three quarter -time, sell off under utilized city land, stop paying lobbyists and it still would not have the negative effect that closing CS would have. Homer spends a lot of money to promote itself and its not necessary as most of the "traveling" population already knows all about the Kenai Peninsula. Homer likely has one of the highest per capita cost per resident in the nation and a proposed CS closure will just get you even less for your tax money. Community Schools has always had to “fight” for funding, except maybe the inception years. The City could close the library to half – time, the animal shelter and police to three quarter -time, sell off under utilized city land, stop paying lobbyists and it still would not have the negative effect that closing CS would have. Homer spends a lot of money to promote itself and its not necessary as most of the “traveling” population already knows all about the Kenai Peninsula. Homer likely has one of the highest per capita cost per resident in the nation and a proposed CS closure will just get you even less for your tax money.

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