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Response to Ms.
Manhattan
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This letter-to-the-editor is in
response to a July 6th letter appearing
in the local papers from Kathy
Casey.
You can view Ms. Casey's letter by
following this link - click
here.
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It would only really be
appropriate for "Ms. Manhattan" to ask me questions
about school budget cuts if and when I am elected
to the board and entitled to a vote. In the
meantime, I’m not in a position to make any
changes or decide what to and what not to cut, so
challenging me seems totally "out of line." But,
since you seem to show such an avid interest in our
community, particularly our school budget, why not
come up here from Manhattan during the week to
attend school board meetings? You might then ask
the board members those questions yourself. And
this is, of course, a perfect example of why we
must be diligent about whom we elect to serve on
the board. This year we made a good start, but it
was just the first step.
One last thing, are you aware
that the summer reading program was one of the
programs cut from last year’s budget when
voters rejected the first go ‘round? Why not
blame that on me, too? In fact, why not blame me
for the recent floods as well?
You mention in your letter that
you read my articles, I appreciate that and hope
that you will continue–after all, it’s
nice to know that people who visit Saugerties on
weekends or only sporadically can make time to read
our local newspaper, and then also take the time to
write a letter to the editor. Of course if you feel
pressed to do all that during the weekend, on top
of driving back and forth to the City, you can
enjoy our web site, www.saugertieswatchdog.com
right from home in Manhattan.
George D. Heidcamp, Sr.
July 13, 2006
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