Without participation by a broad swath of people, results can be determined in favor of small, organized voting blocks which may or may not represent the true will of the electorate
Read the press release on the results from DSISD's website: http://www.dsisd.txed.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=839
Send your comments and questions to Val Asensio at PropertyTaxAbuse@stopthehaystaxincrease.com, to the school district's public information office at dale.whitaker@dsisd.txed.net, or click on the "comments" at the bottom of the story
Guest Commentary
By Val Asensio, Founder
Stop the Hays Tax Increase
stopthehaystaxincrease.com
Tuesday, Nov. 8th was election day for the Constitutional Amendments as well as the DSISD tax increase and bond issuance measures.
Here are the unofficial, but final results as of 10:00 pm Tuesday from the Hays County Elections Office:
Proposition DSISD Tax Ratification
FOR 694 25.98%
AGAINST 1,977 74.02%
Votes Cast 2,671
Proposition DSISD Bond
FOR 1,420 53.28%
AGAINST 1,245 46.72%
Votes Cast 2,665
If you've been following the Hays County Roundup recently, you know the DSISD tax rate increase has been a contentious issue, with a lot of public discourse taking place. I don't think there's been quite so vigorous and open debate for past DSISD tax rate increases and new bond issuance proposals. But this discussion was a very important one to have.
Thank you to all of you who voted and who participated in the online discussions. You help make our democratic system work. Without participation by a broad swath of people, results can be determined in favor of small, organized voting blocks which may or may not represent the true will of the electorate.
I want to personally thank Hays County RoundUp's Editor Bob Ochoa for providing this platform for discussing important issues affecting this community. On behalf of his constituents in this district, I want to thank Rep. Jason Isaac for stepping up in support of taxpayers. I'd also like to thank everyone who stepped forward to assist in my efforts to more fully inform voters via Stop the Hays Tax Increase. The voters have spoken. No new DSISD taxes for 2011.
3 comments:
By now you should all know that just because a proposal was voted down does NOT mean it won't be on a ballot again in the near future.
When wealthy special interests want something, they will continue to push for it.
The recent example is that of the Hays County Road Bond package that first was defeated by voters but then was passed in the next election.
To paraphrase Carol Keaton Rylander 'you will vote until you get it right'
Congratulations, Val, on a resounding victory.
But don't be fooled by the social conservative big government hypocrite Jason Isaac.
Like all the Republican politicians at the state level, it is his support of budget priorities at the state level that forces local school districts to go after property tax hikes as a way of compensating for their insidious efforts to move away from public education to a voucher system - or to privatization of our public education legacy.
If you really care about public education (and are not just another tax-hating right winger), I strongly suggest you focus your on-going voter activist efforts to make the state politicians and their corporate paymasters ante up for public education funding - a private sector who exploits taxpayers to pay for their labor supply and their very profitable economic growth.
Good luck in the future.
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