I agree with most of what you all have said. And I realize that this particular increase probably wont even be noticed by most people. But this is what our great political leaders want you to think. We continually give them increases to the point that now over two thirds of our property taxes goes to the schools. When does it end? There is just entirely too much wasteful spending within our district. Why did they install a decorative fence around the high school when the voters already said no to this and the redo of the gymnasium entrance, then they did it anyway. Why does our high school still need 4, 5 or 6 vice principles, all at 6 figure salaries? I attended GCHS in the early seventies when the hallways were so crowded you could barley move and teachers actually had to direct traffic, we did ok with 1 principal and 1 assistant principal. These are just small examples of the wasteful spending going on. I really want to do whats right for the kids and I'm sure most people do, but I still have that thought in the back of my head that this money will go straight into someones pocket regardless of the promises they make.