{"id":697,"date":"2012-08-08T14:30:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T14:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/megalextoria.wordpress.com\/?p=697"},"modified":"2012-08-08T14:30:57","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T14:30:57","slug":"brevard-school-board-candidates-differ-on-cost-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/08\/08\/brevard-school-board-candidates-differ-on-cost-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"Brevard School Board candidates differ on cost-cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brevard School Board candidates Keri Lewis and incumbent Karen Henderson both say they want to maintain the quality of Space Coast schools.<\/p>\n

But they differ on how they should go about it.<\/p>\n

Lewis, a self-described fiscal conservative, has come down hard on a proposed half-cent sales tax that will be on the November ballot. If approved, the tax will raise about $32 million annually for Brevard Public Schools for facility repairs, replacements and purchases.<\/p>\n

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If elected, Lewis said she wants to dig into the school district\u2019s spending. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of waste going on,\u201d she said, pointing to performing arts centers and stadiums that were built in recent years, while DeLaura Middle\u2019s gym was never air-conditioned.<\/p>\n

If cuts were needed, Lewis said she would look at administration and middle-management costs, and seek savings by contracting out positions.<\/p>\n

Henderson, meanwhile, said Brevard Public Schools has \u201ccut just about everywhere we can.\u201d If more savings are needed, she would suggest reorganizing departments.<\/p>\n

Explaining her vote on the proposed half-cent sales tax, Henderson said she felt \u201cvoters should tell us how we need to move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proposed tax increase would help pay for facility repairs, replacements and upgrades that are traditionally paid through the district\u2019s capital funding stream. That has fallen from $117 million in state and local funding in 2007-08 to an expected $43 million this upcoming school year.<\/p>\n

Both candidates grew up on the Space Coast and touted their local roots.<\/p>\n

Full article: http:\/\/www.floridato \u2026 807\/NEWS13\/308070020<\/a><\/p>\n

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Brevard School Board candidates Keri Lewis and incumbent Karen Henderson both say they want to maintain the quality of Space Coast schools. But they differ on how they should go about it. Lewis, a self-described fiscal conservative, has come down hard on a proposed half-cent sales tax that will be on the November ballot. If approved, the tax will raise about $32 million annually for Brevard Public Schools for facility repairs, replacements and purchases. \u2026 If elected, Lewis said she wants to dig into the school district\u2019s spending. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of waste going on,\u201d she said, pointing to performing arts centers and stadiums that were built in recent years, while DeLaura Middle\u2019s gym was never air-conditioned. If cuts were needed, Lewis said she would look at administration and middle-management costs, and seek savings by contracting out positions. Henderson, meanwhile, said Brevard Public Schools has \u201ccut just about everywhere we can.\u201d If more savings are needed, she would suggest reorganizing departments. Explaining her vote on the proposed half-cent sales tax, Henderson said she felt \u201cvoters should tell us how we need to move forward.\u201d The proposed tax increase would help pay for facility repairs, replacements and upgrades that are traditionally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[344,624,719,1701],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-politics","tag-brevard","tag-education","tag-florida","tag-taxes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}