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Letter to Editor (Post Star,
3-22-07)
In the March 15th edition of the Post Star I
noticed not one, but two, letters signed by Mr.
Buono and Mr. Kovac. In the first letter, I find it
curios that they mention knowing about the leaking
roofs for several years. Then they tied the lack of
replacement to the defeat of the $60m bond
referendum of 2002! Was letting the roofs go a form
of punishment for defeating that referendum? Could
nothing be done without that referendum? In 2005 a
$25m referendum did pass. Why were these roofs not
addressed as the first order of business if they
had been so sorely needed in 2002? Both of these
men sit on the Facilities committee. Out of
curiosity, I went to the BOE web site and searched
the Board approved minutes regarding these roofs.
Neither man has made a single comment of record
during the past year except a very brief statement
made in May by Mr. Kovac on an unrelated subject.
In fact, neither man has made any comment of record
since Mike Brennan became Board President with the
exception of the last Board meeting.
The second letter was titled "The Real Truth
At Saugerties Central Schools." In that letter, the
pair rightfully present the fact that we now have
full day Kindergarten and a new program for
autistic children. Both are major accomplishments
and both master minded by the assistant
superintendent. Unfortunately, rather than crow
with pride and give accolades to those that worked
hard to make this happen, they spent the next three
paragraphs taking petty shots at a member of the
community that these two see as a threat. In the
final paragraph of their letter, they actually
suggest that the Publisher of the Post Star should
ignore the overwhelming public outcry to keep the
Heidcamp report as a regular column and discontinue
publishing it. Do I read this correctly? Are they
suggesting that we do not understand what we want
and they should decide for us? I find it offensive
that they tried to silence a popular column because
they did not like it's content.
In closing, I have personally attended almost
every meeting in the past two years. I find it
ironic that these two men have said little or
nothing in the past two years at regularly
scheduled board meetings yet, now, two letters from
them appear in the same edition! Could it be that
election time is only two short months away? Could
it be they are trying to pull the wool over
someone's eyes? It's time for a change, new faces
and fresh ideas.
Respectfully,
Tom Ham
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