HCBOCC Chair Jim Norman was on the radio this morning addressing issues that the Hillsborough County Commissioners is considering today.
First Norman claimed that the Hillsborough County School Board was once on track to eliminate portables, but then the dastardly class-size amendment came into effect. The Community Investment Tax is supposed to pay for schools, he said, not impact fees. He argued that Hillsborough is one of only 20 counties to even have a schools impact fee. Jack Harris did not question him further.
Next Norman indicated once again that the Community Investment Tax should be used to build Norman’s World. Wait… I thought that money should be used to buy new schools. Jack Harris did not question him further.
David Pinero
4 years ago
Yeah I heard that interview too. Glad someone else who heard him was apalled. In my case, I heard it as I sat stuck in Hillsborough County traffic.
The scary part? Someone somewhere in the audience heard him and slapped their knee saying “Hot diggety dang, that man is doing a heck of a job!”.
Dave
Bryan Otto
4 years ago
Maybe if we would stop air conditioning buses, there would be a bit more money for more useful things in the school system.
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