Chairman Jaeckle decides not to seek reelection...

Or at least that is what The Taxpayer is left to believe after the following quote from Chairman Jaeckle appeared in today's RTD...

“The voters know if the bond referendum passes and the meals tax fails, the real estate tax would need to be raised to complete the school renovations and radio system in the planned time frame.”
 

Really, now?  Jaeckle has joined the plunderers and wants to raise taxes any way she can? She wants to raise taxes even knows that the planned time frame could be extended and there would be an evaporating need for the proposed meals tax.  This was also confirmed by the fearless budget office.

In Chesterfield, many if not all the proposed projects would happen even without the meals tax, Harris said, but it might mean a longer timeline.
 

But, even the budget office stretches the truth.  The Taxpayer knows that $8 Million from a new meals taxes dedicated to schools can free up another $8 Million to cover unfunded pension liabilities in an unsustainable defined benefit program.  (The real budget problem that just killed Detroit...) Funding is fungible despite the budget office's claim:

“We are asking explicitly for folks to support the meals tax to pay for these improvements,” Harris said. 

Just don't look at the other hand...

So let's make a commitment that we can keep, unlike the county employee pension and healthcare programs...

Let's promise to vote NO in November and then if Jaeckle proves herself unworthy of office by voting for a real estate tax increase next Spring... Let's find us a new representative for the Bermuda District that will live within its means.

Let's pinky swear and do it for the children.