Brecksville-Broadview Heights School Levy Fails, City Charter Amendment Passes

tooo_many_shoes May 4, 2011 at 11:25 am

Glad to hear the levy failed. There is too much waste and they need to do more with less. The system of using property tax base for schools needs to be revised. If students want to participate in athletics and other activities, there should be an activity fee paid by the parents not the tax payer. Taxes are just too high.

Amanda Weiss May 4, 2011 at 11:58 am

This is a shame. This is precisely why we moved to this district, because of the quality education that would be made available to our children. Once the schools start going down hill, you will see what kind of people begin moving in. The kind of people that do not care about education. Then everyone's property values will begin to decline. Hope you are ready for that, Tooo_many_shoes.

Julie Firestone May 4, 2011 at 05:03 pm

@tooo_many_shoes: 1) BBHSCD already is one of the most efficient school districts with one of the lowest per capita student spending ratios in the region; 2) the district's consistently low spending ratio demonstrates that our district, compared to others, was and has been doing "more with less" since before the current levy came on the ballot; 3) we are past the point of adding student fees, students already pay an activity fee for sports and have been for a couple of years now, and now the ax is approaching the root; 4) the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional several times now Ohio's state-wide system of funding schools, however, until the State Legislature adopts a new state-wide system, the real estate tax/levy system is the primary tool schools have for paying for local education. While I understand why a person on a fixed income would vote against a school levy (or, any tax levy for that matter), I do not understand why better situated people choose to punish an entire district of youth by voting against a levy that would cost most homeowners less monthly than a few dinners at Applebees, all while basing that decision on inaccurate or out-of-date facts. I had hoped the flood of flyers and distributed information would educate the voting populace on the District's excellent stewardship, but it appears that such information did not, in this case, overcome a previously and stubbornly held predisposition against this levy.

Melissa Garten May 5, 2011 at 01:11 am

I am very disappointed in the voters who voted against this levy. I too moved to this community because of the school district. I really question whether I want to continue to raise my family here. It appears to not be as family friendly as I once thought.

Joe Mamma May 10, 2011 at 11:30 am

not everyone in brecksville is a millionaire......quit you're crying, don't like it......move to parma!

Lila Tamulewicz May 12, 2011 at 09:26 pm

@Julie: Great Comments!
@too_many_shoes: It's too bad that you value shoes more than education. @Joe Mamma: Guess you didn't hear that they passed their levy in Parma.