Editors ask APS for the truth

The editorial headline,

APS, Give the Public Information It Deserves,

promises far more than the editors deliver. It turns out that the editors are just upset because when APS puts an employee on administrative leave, they are very closed mouth about what they've been accused of doing. They wonder, is there more to the story? and conclude, who knows?

The editors apparently do understand that

... providing students, parents and taxpayers the specifics allows them to make fact-based decisions on whether the public school district acted appropriately ...

Again, editors strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

They're upset that "APS" won't tell them specifics about personnel issues, and could not care less that "APS" won't tell them the truth about spending at 6400 Uptown Blvd, far more important information, particularly in light of the upcoming Bond Issue election.

Spending still secret from taxpayers.  Did they spend $800 a piece for chairs for board members? Who knows, and why doesn't the Journal care?

The editorial concern over the comparatively unimportant and lack of concern over the spending of millions of tax dollars is perplexing.

Did APS COO Brad Winter spend the last bond issue money efficiently and effectively? Who knows - it's a secret.

Do taxpayers have a need to know?

Do taxpayers have a right to know?

The editors seem unsure.

That, or the Journal is part of a coverup of unjustifiable spending by administrators on administrative accoutrements; deliberately keeping that information secret while APS floats another multimillion dollar bond issue past unwitting taxpayers.




photo Mark Bralley

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