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funding the retired workers in government? If it is, as I suspect, at the level of their former salaries, how do we justify it? 3. I want to know if there is any consideration being given to pressing the state legislature to recall many of the laws that have been enacted ,ver the years that have, in my view, been the cause of much of the decline in the teachers ability to control their classes. This might be a legitimate reason for the teachers union to strike! 4. The city says it has a hard time in controlling the growth that leads to the need for more and more schools to be built. Yet, I see, again based upon my limited knowledge, but also based upon observation, many developments where the city has put in sewer and water thus leading to smaller lots sizes and thus to more houses ... How does this policy stack up with the stated desire to limit growth? 5. How much effort has the School district and the City given collectively to finding ways to restructure the property tax ... its seems apparent that Mr. Heinzman in a recent editorial desired that "the parents" should get out and pass the next referendum". Evidently his idea of maintaining the status quo is to pit us against one and other. I believe that shows poor leadership, but perhaps typical thinking of those of his ilk. This problem should be solved by the various entities of government working together to come up with a united strategy that could be presented to the people (perhaps thru the local paper if Mr Headman could tolerate less biased data being presented). 6. I encourage us to not be in favor of the idea afloat that has the state increasing from our surplus taxation the reduction of property taxes. Ail this ultimately does is launder money., i.e. over pay the state so it can pay down property taxes and then we will be less aware of the true costs.. "We all like sheep are lead astray!" could go on with this list but, I sense you would tire. I have voted for referendums in the past and could again if I had a sense that I wasn't supporting a corrupted system that is broken in so many ways. I believe it is my duty to encourage you all to strive to find ways to make the system better. I think you need to prove by your actions that you are striving to do that, not so much because I think so, but because its you sworn duty to do so. Peter Leinonen 11120 207th Ave. NW Elk River Mn 55330 763 441 6548 YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.