The Cheney School District's bond proposal is better than the last one

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Last updated 2/2/2017 at 9:01am



I want to share my thoughts about the bond supporting the Cheney School District.

My husband and all of his siblings graduated from Cheney High School in the 1970s. They all felt that they got a good education.

I moved here from Western Washington when I came to school at Eastern Washington University. I’ve lived here for many years now and have seen my son graduate from Cheney High School in 2007. My husband, Jim, and I both felt that he got an excellent education and so does he.

While I haven’t supported every proposal that the district has put out, I have supported the majority of them. I believe that this bond is an important one. Our high school is bursting at the seams and many of our other schools are needing maintenance and additions.

No one likes to pay more taxes. We own a fair amount of farm ground and pay more than a typical household in the Cheney School District when it comes to property assessment. That’s why we look carefully at what is being proposed.

We felt the last proposal was on the high side for one school, and while this bond is a bigger proposal, it takes care of several schools which we will need to address over the next few years. It’s important to give our children the opportunities necessary to help them succeed. When space is an issue, we need to expand and give our kids the ability to learn.

Let’s celebrate the fact that our school district is growing and expand the facilities as needed to accommodate our kids so they can get the best education possible in our community. When you add it up, aren’t they worth a few extra dollars a year?

We are voting yes this time around.

Patti and Jim Sooy

Cheney

 

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