For those of you who aren't aware, just because you all voted to pass a bond for the school, doesn't mean you have any say in how the money is spent. Oh, sure, the school board is there to be provide checks and balances against the administration spending YOUR money willy nilly, but if the school board were doing THEIR job, I wouldn't have too much to write about. Not to worry, however! Your school board, and the administration there at the school, have had enough boondoggles throughout their history to keep me busy for quite some time, even if I didn't touch on current events. But I am going to touch on current events, such as this concession stand being built over at the middle school right now.
The bond you passed, that included this concession stand, apparently referenced that the concession stand was to be built in the same manner and cost bracket as one already existing in the ISD. If you ask the administration, they'll tell you, 'Well, the voters approved it!'. Sure, they approved a concession stand like the one in the ISD at another location. What they didn't approve was a $277,000 hot dog stand built by an out of town contractor with no local bid options.
I want you to think about what all can be bought in Cleburne, Texas, for $277,000. That's a lot of land, or a big house, or a yard full of high end sports cars, or even enough money to keep a marine division operating, in combat, for several hours. But instead, you're going to get... a hot dog stand. For $277,000. Oh yeah, and the school system already owned the property, so, this is just the building we're talking about.
If it costs $10 per trip to access the bathrooms in this thing, now you know why!
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