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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that the board ignored their own regulations, unnecessarily distressed the community, and diverted attention from other important objectives in this renaming process is sufficient evidence that they are not capable of administering an additional $315M.[/quote]

So you're saying the board is to blame for the roaring opposition that met the proposal to name Stuart after someone or something, other than a traitor?

The issue didn't have to be controversial. Proponents sensibly argued that Stuart shouldn't be named after a Confederate general anymore. The process got out of control only after so many people grabbed their proverbial pitchforks and mounted massive resistance against the name change. The outcry from even the suggestion to change the name put the board in a jam: keeping the name would unacceptably signal their approval of commemorating a traitor, but changing the name would incense Lost Cause believers and others who still hold Confederate generals like Stuart in high regard.

Regardless, I'm having a hard time understanding why the board's handling of difficult social issue like this has any bearing on how they would properly allocate capital funds. The actual expense involved in changing Stuart's name is a rounding error in the bond proposal. If you have a bona fide problem with how the board proposes to deploy bond funds on a large scale, such as building a new school versus expanding existing facilities, then sure, a no vote may make sense. But it sounds like you're mostly mad about the Stuart issue and grasping at other excuses to support making an indiscriminate political statement about it. [/quote]

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