The following letter is in response to a letter by School Board candidate Krug that appeared in the September 12 issue of the News.
Chairwoman of the WW-P Board of Education’s Finance Committee? What examples can you provide to demonstrate that you will work hard for WW-P residents and students? As an incumbent, you should have tangible examples of what you have done, not promises of what you will do!
(1). Where are your numbers demonstrating the leadership in your re-election run with examples of your financial prowess?
(2). Most of your colleagues are inebriated with the status quo. Translated? Rubber stamp. But with your leadership, where have you effected specific quantitative cuts compliments of expensive staff retiring (for example in June, 2014) without a commensurate reduction in the budget? This gives WW-P more play money.
Here is the multi-million-dollar question:
(3). How can you, your legal counsel, and labor negotiators see three to five years into the future?
All during the most recent recession, your colleagues crafted a three-year teachers contract calling for 4.9, 4.8, and 4.7 percent increases, followed by 3.38 percent the next year.
(4). What is your plan to change the paradigm to negotiate labor contracts after the CPI and other factors are available? Your costly labor agreements are inflationary and unwarranted.
(5). Why didn’t the voters of WW-P have an opportunity to vote on the construction project (referendum) for the new Board office?
(6). To whom/what organization has WW-P sold the existing WW-P Board of Education office? What was the listing/sale price?
The voting public looks forward to your answers! Thank you!
Pete Weale
Penns Neck
