More discussion on school bond needs to take place

Thank you to the Cheney Free Press for your opinion on the Cheney School District’s bond issue published in last week’s Cheney Free Press.

I attended the last school board meeting and was appalled by their lack of response to a taxpayer’s comments living near Snowdon Elementary. She stated she was a single parent, owned her home, a workingwoman and receiving treatment for cancer.

When she asked the district to reconsider the bond of $44 million for 20 years, there was no response from the school board or school administrators. They said nothing, not a word. They could have responded by saying they were sorry to hear of cancer and treatment, then thanked her for sharing her concerns.

My late husband and father were both school administrators and would have had the decency to reply with caring remarks. Also, Bill Johns asked the school district to debate the bond issue, again no response. The Cheney school board and administration’s indifferent behavior towards supporting taxpayers must change immediately.

The alumni of Cheney High School have been very successful without a huge “We want, we need or we deserve list.”

Please vote “no” on the Cheney High School remodel bond issue in April as additional conversation and debate must take place first.

Ann Fisher Heehn

Cheney