Thanks for paving downtown Evergreen
Editor:
I want to extend my thanks to Commissioner Tina Francone and 25th
House District Rep. Tim Leonard for their work with the Colorado Department of Transportation to place the paving of downtown Evergreen on their schedule and get it done. It’s been a long time coming, and the curb-to-curb paving is a great job. To get it done in one night is super!
Art Onweller
Evergreen
Social-media post doesn’t represent the Jeffco GOP
Editor:
Sal Christ wrote an article about an unfortunate post on the Facebook page of the Jefferson County Republican Party. I am not the author of the post, but I am the one who deleted it off of our page as soon as I found out about it because I considered it to be inappropriate and offensive.
More importantly, the post also doesn’t reflect the views of our candidates, the Jefferson County Republican Party or my own. The author of the post has been appropriately reprimanded.
Today, more than ever, the Jefferson County Republican Party stands for the principles of civil discourse and respect of our fellow neighbors, families and friends.
Joe Webb
Chairman, Jefferson County Republican Party
In favor of mill levy override for Jeffco schools
Editor:
On Thursday, Aug. 23, the Jeffco Schools Board of Education will be voting on district recommendations for a mill and/or bond investment for our schools. I’m a parent of an eighth-grader and 10th-grader enrolled in Jeffco schools. I’m constantly amazed at the learning that goes on in their classrooms; it’s different from what I experienced as a student in so many ways! What hasn’t changed is our teachers’ devotion and passion for providing an excellent education for the next generation. Sadly though, our district does not have adequate resources necessary to provide learning conditions and readiness for learning for 21st century students. Our per student funding is $2,500 below the national average, and school buildings are, on average, 50 years old. As an involved parent, I am very much aware of the needs of not only my children’s schools, but of the district as a whole. I am very much in favor of a mill levy override, which will be used to ensure we attract and retain the best staff for our students, increase school safety and security, expand career/technical education and STEM options, and expand early childhood education. I’m also in favor of a bond, which will provide funds necessary to address the $1.3 billion in facility needs that will benefit all of our schools. I am also very excited about Amendment 73, which is a statewide effort to increase funding for preK-12 public education. For more information on future funding for Jeffco Schools, please visit http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/cms/one.aspx?pageId=4540440.
Tina Gurdikian
Littleton