In 1973, Senator John Stauffer, (Democrat) then Joint Chairman of the Public Commission on PA Public School Buildings and co-sponsor of the precursor to ACT 34 testified "the power to approve an expensive school building should rest in the hands of those who are going to assume the long term debt." (History of Senate Bills, 1973). The purpose of the ACT 34 "Taj Mahal Act" of 1973 was to give taxpayers the opportunity to weigh in on school construction decisions.
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- Learn How Much New Schools Should Cost
- See the recent and projected spending trends of this board.
- Since 2002, the LMSD board has steadily increased its enrollment projections. Why are they now projecting 2015 enrollments 6.2% higher then PDE using the same estimating theory?
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- Loraine Carter on Board President Strikes Back at lmsd.info
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- Sheila B. VanAntwerp on A Note We Received With A Copy of Her Letter To The Board. Perhaps You Have A Friend in the Same Situation?
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What The Community is Saying About the LMSD Board
Community Advisory Committee
- Learn What Information the Committee was Given to Steer Them to The Two School Option
- Read The CAC Report in its Entirety
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Read Why We Should be Concerned About Performance - Philadelphia Inquirer | School Report Card
Pick a Category and See What the Extra Money Buys! - PDE Enrollment Projections
Lower Merion Enrollment Projected to Decrease
Inform Others Now!
- Download a Poster or Flyer To Inform Others About What's Going On!
- Download Act 34 Comment Instructions To Inform Others How To Be Heard!
- Download a Sample Letter To Help Others Submit Comments!
ACT 34
- The purpose of this booklet is to inform the citizens. What has the board done to get it in your hands?
- Why Everyone Should Demand a Referendum Vote
- Why ACT 34 Will Not Give You "the power to approve!"Read what the School Board is doing to ensure the Citizens don't have a vote.
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Thank you for preparing your thoorough analysis of the costs and benefits of a construction delay.
One Comment: You used the Vangaurd WEllington Fund as a benchmark. This fund's performance has exceeded index performance by about 3.25% annualized over the past 3 years. I suggest that using the index returns is a better benchmark and supports your case more strongly.
Posted by: John Lisle | May 18, 2007 at 09:07 AM