All Blog Posts Tagged 'Lapeer' (82)

LAPEER — The LCS Board of Education is expected to take up a secondary education program proposal (grades 6-12) when it meets Thursday at 7 p.m. To accommodate a larger than usual turnout for a typical meeting, the board has moved the meeting location from its administration office to the cafetorium at Zemmer Middle School, 1920 W. Oregon Road.

The current plan under development by Lapeer Community Schools is to close Lapeer West to make Lapeer East the district’s main…

It seems to me that our  Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education members and Administration should be accountable for the results of their actions just as they expect our kids to be responsible for their actions and not "sweep things under the rug" when mistakes have been made.



 Just like corporations, banks, cities, counties and states, our school districts are evaluated on how efficiently and fiscally responsible they operate their districts. Our district…

As I read in the June 24th edition of the Lapeer County Press, I see that our district looks to finalize the sale of the now closed Hadley and Elba elementary buildings. On the face of it, it seems like good news. The district will be out from under the burdens that unused buildings cost us to maintain. Also, this will mean money into our fund for repairing the buildings that we are still using. According to the paper, the combined sale of $250,000. This is good news, but what is…

LAPEER — The “For Sale” signs on the mothballed Elba and Hadley elementary…

LAPEER COUNTY — Despite the confusing language in the legally-required public notice, no one showed up Thursday at the public hearing regarding the county’s millage for general operations.

The commissioners approved the millage rate of 3.7886 mills be put on the 2012 tax rolls, as well as the three voted-upon millages of .33 mill for the Lapeer County Medical Care Facility, .75 mill for 911 and .25 mill for senior citizens.

The county’s taxable valuation is…

  Tired of not being able to deal with those we elect?? Here is you chance to have a face to face with our State Senator, Phil Pavlov, and Governor Rick Snyder. This will be a very well attended event, so plan on being there early. Below is the information:

Senator Phil Pavlov’s Reinvention…

As we all know, things could be better for our schools, and that especially applies to Lapeer Community Schools. Here we are in 2012 with some major decisions to address in dealing with our long term future, but to do that we must know how we have arrived where we are today. We are facing an over 8 million dollar deficit that MUST be addressed this year. This comes on the heals of our district taking 2.7 million dollars last year out of our rainy day fund rather than make the hard…

Union supporters pack meeting on Right to Work

Questions raised about International Trade Corridor BY NANCY R. ELLIOTT 810-452-2601  nelliott@mihomepaper.com

Questions raised about International Trade Corridor

Lapeer Community Schools will hold a public hearing on November 17 (Thursday), at the Lapeer Community Schools Administration and Services Center, (250 Second St.) at 7 p.m. Among the issues being heard is a change to the current by-laws extending the term of office for members of the Board of Education from a term of four years to six years.

Many of the citizens of our community are not aware of this proposed change. At first thought it may appear to be a cost savings to limit…

From the 10-30-2011 Lapeer County Press

U.S. Census: 20.7% of area children in poverty 

LAPEER…

IN OUR WORDS  (County Press Opinion 9-14-2011)