What’s up, Camillus!
Thank God that is over.
The community has spoken, and honestly, the cool part is that a ton of people got out and voted.
With all the tension and anger around the whole thing, I almost feel like I should open with:
“This is Radio Free Camillus.”
At least we do not have to worry about this scenario now.👇
Whew. Close one. 🤣
Like I said, from my backyard view, my interactions with the obtuse admins, and attacks from a recent grad that my tax dollars supported.
There is no way I will ever vote yes on anything over there without the presentation being more detailed, transparent, and showing the options.
Not this “might be” endangered stuff.
For 10 years of my life over here, it was not that way.
The board and the admins decided to change the lives of people without even the simple courtesy of any notification. Nothing.
So if they are going to do that, well, what else do they have up their sleeve?
Respect is not in the curriculum over there.
There is just: if you do not agree, you are an idiot.
It is definitely not the West Genesee I grew up in, and that is okay
Regardless, from a data perspective, I find it hard to imagine that, at some point, people will have no choice but to say NO.
People are not data, but finance definitely is.
Unless you are papered up for retirement or ready to move, which I am sure West Genesee Corporation will completely appreciate.
From 2022-23 to 2026-27, West Genesee’s budgeted reserve/fund-balance use went from:
$900,000 → $2,850,000
That is an increase of:
+$1,950,000
Or about:
+216.7%
From 2022-23 to 2026-27, West Genesee’s budgeted Debt Service / Interfund line went from:
$6,041,013 → $10,027,983
That is an increase of:
+$3,986,970
Or about:
And we are not at peak.
Now, I know the West Genesee grad who launched his insult attack does not like it when I talk numbers, as if they are useless. Or even the YES or die crowd.
Which is worrisome in itself.
But in the end, if the trend continues, and how could it not, based on the compressed timeline of those increases, all you are doing is buying time.
The reason I put up this data and my criticisms of the Board and the administrators over there is because of my personal experience with them.
There is no reach out.
There is we have to reach in and navigate whatever BS they send back. Which is basically 0.
“We messed up your life. Fuck you, it’s for the kids.”
Come talk to us on our turf, stand in front of our board, right up front. You get four minutes.
By the way, the bill is due.
I mean even this BS
This was something stupid, and I consider it small, even though legally it is probably not.
So if they do something like that, and I just happened to catch it, what have they done that I did not catch? Yet anyway.
Here is the thing: you can obviously see the crash coming.
Based on the current reserve use and debt service, there is no way it is not coming.
It is just going to come later, when the reserves run out.
Maybe I don’t understand the magic.
Maybe the state will save us.
Maybe I am just wrong because I ask the questions. I will continue to put up these thoughs on everything I see over there
Do I have ideas? Yes. lots of them. Most are worthless to actually say because I see how it goes now, and its not my job.
I would say for one "Think about it NOW not later" Make the numbers important.
But until people use the NO lever, there will be no change.
And based on the current rate of consumption, I would imagine that David C. Bills will be gone by then, after we absorb another $10 million in tax increases. Even as the reserves decrease, and the Debt keeps doing what it does.
If you think that is unavoidable and YES is the answer more power to you.
It most certianly is not :
"As people work hard in their crusade to cripple a school budget"
I would say it will do that by itself in-time. 👈 Maybe by then you will have different toughts, or maybe life is a magic carpet ride for you.
I will keep doing my thing. Plus I have other concerns over here.😀
I am probably going to do a post about some of the comments I have seen, because when someone says something I disagree with, I like to dig into it.
I want to understand where they are coming from, what the argument actually is, and whether there is something there I am missing.
I may not agree with both sides of the coin, but I do like to understand both sides
Peace, Love, and Debt
-RTN