Editor: Who is responsible for three new schools being built in 91Ô­´´?

I presume it is mainly MLA Rich Coleman, along with Superintendent Cheryle Beaumont, who we are to thank. And there is probably a nod to land developers on the slope too.

But just how do you get three new schools built when there is a policy in place that states that in order to build a new school, the other schools in the district must be at capacity?

Well, you close lots of schools in the parts of the district where the population is declining, and force the remaining schools into an artificially overcrowded state.

So congratulations on the building of three new schools, but who pays for the operating costs?

The 91Ô­´´ School District is responsible for them — not the provincial government.

But the 91Ô­´´ School District has a massive $13.5 million debt which has to be repaid to the government.

It is interesting to note that when Beaumont was hired as superintendent in 2006, the 91Ô­´´ School District had a surplus of $5.4 million.

And what about the already existing schools in 91Ô­´´ that are badly in need of major repairs, now that the money will be needed to operate new schools?

Once again, how is the 91Ô­´´ School District going to pay for the operation of three new schools when it couldn’t cover the costs of the ones already in place?

I think it is time for a new superintendent and new MLA for 91Ô­´´.

L. Fletcher,

91Ô­´´