Taxpayers are out about $40K, because they are having to pay
to resod the field at Double Eagle Elementary School.
According to the Journal, link
"The sod that was put down was put down incorrectly, and the soil was not properly prepared. So, although it looked nice, once the kids walked on it, it came up, which was causing a safety hazard because they couldn't run on it without pulling it all up," (APS Director of Communications, Rigo) Chavez said.Reporter Juan Carlos Rodriguez wrote;
Albuquerque Public Schools, like many property owners,Somebody needs to take care of our lawn. Taxpayers look
probably wishes someone else would take care of the lawn.
to the leadership of the APS to handle that responsibility.
If they're not up to it, perhaps we need new leadership.
If we can't trust them to take care of $20K worth of sod, how
can we trust them with $650M worth of bonds?
An impartial standards and accountability audit, of the entire
leadership of the APS, would give taxpayers a real good idea of
whether the leadership of the APS can be trusted to take better
care of the next $650M, than they took of the last $20K.
APS Superintendent Winston Brooks is yet to explain to the community why he will not commence an impartial standards and accountability audit, before the bond issue election.If Brooks really wants the bond issue to pass, what better argument could he offer to wary voters, than to be able to point to an impartial audit of the leadership of the APS, which finds standards and accountability enough to protect the public interests, and $650M dollars, from incompetence and corruption.
The only reason not to audit is that, that is not the conclusion which auditors will draw.
According to former APS Chief of Police, Gil Lovato, any audit that revealed the truth about the leadership of the APS,
"would not leave a single senior administrator left standing."
What other reason is there, not to discuss an audit openly and
honestly, except that he has no intention of commissioning an
audit, he knows that his position is indefensible, and he knows
that the only defense of an indefensible position is to hide it.
What other reason could the Journal have for not investigating
and reporting upon the need for an audit, except that they
agree with the leadership of the APS;
The outcome of the bond issue election is just
too important to risk telling voters the truth, and
then letting them make up their own minds.
photo Mark Bralley
2 comments:
Everyone involved in this was incompetent and negligent: The sod setters, their supervisor, his supervisor, M&O as a whole, The principal of the school (should have been checking it everyday), and ultimately, Brooks himself (who is paid generously to take responsibility of all those under him!).
The sod was laid correctly at JCMS last year, and the principal directed students that they could not walk on it for a certain period of time, and they explained why, and put signs up. The field ended up beautiful and well-cared for.
So how come the great job and it's protocols were followed at JCMS, but not at the elementary school?
This is unacceptable, and at taxpayer expense!
I for one will vote no on each and every bond issue that they throw at us until they have an annual forensic audit. This means that I will go to the polls and vote no. Staying home and not voting doesn't count. You need to go out to the polls and vote no!
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