by Matt Marquardt –
MASON CITY – Jack McCourt doesn’t want to see any school levies passed anytime soon here in Mason City.
He says he helped defeat the last two and that the school board plays dirty by holding elections in the cold winter months.
Now he has heard that the Mason City School District will be pursuing another levy.
“I am a voice against everything they do,” Jack McCourt said this weekend, referring to the Mason City School Board.
McCourt had a cement block painted at Max Weaver’s garden on 2nd Street NE, speaking out against any levy from the district. (See photo of Jack McCourt next to his painted block. Weaver says that there is a block reserved to be painted by anyone in support of a school levy.)
McCourt is a Korean War Veteran and an honor guard member, who participates in the firing of volley shots at funerals for military veterans. He says that raising taxes will hurt the elderly and the poor.
In a video interview, McCourt says the school district is wasteful and didn’t need to refurbish or rebuild any school buildings. He is also upset that school district administrators and teachers get a raise “every year.”
“I think they’re nuts,” McCourt said. “They have declining enrollment. They should be lowering taxes not looking for more.”
For more, watch the video interview:
httpv://youtu.be/O-GqvfjvGN4
