MASON CITY – The Mason City Community School District Board of Education will meet on Monday, January 14, 2013, for a planning session to be held at 5:30 p.m. in the FEMA Multi-purpose Safe Room on the Mason City High School/John Adams Middle School Campus, 1700 4th St. SE, Mason City, Iowa. Those attending should enter using the Mason City High School main entrance (south doors).
The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the following items:
– Margaret Buckton, Iowa School Finance Information Service, will present information on school finance and the Mason City Community School District finances.
– Board will facilitate a discussion on identifying supports and challenges and what can be done as a district and community to help Mason City Community School District continue to move forward.
No action will be taken.
Mason City had a chance to win the lotto with bringing the casino to North Iowa but all of the conservative cronies in Cerro Gordo County said we shouldn’t bring “that type” of business to our area. People aren’t open to something new and now complain and moan that schools are trying to raise money for operating costs when the State has been slashing money to schools right and left. Instead of the sarcasm and jabs like the rest of the whiners, why don’t you become part of the solution.
Of course they want to raise taxes maybe even add a new tax. The teachers all need raises and someone has to pay the football coach so the mohawks don’t win any games.
So how high do they want to raise taxes this time?