Rez
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16 hours ago, WOSdrummer99 said:
What if Nederland was the next Columbine, sandy hook, or Santa fe? Would it matter if your city becomes famous for having 40 year old schools that dont have modern security measures in place? Just another thing to consider. I hope and pray that would never happen to any school again. But I know better.
Forgive me if this information has already been given, but is it a sure thing that the improvements are to include security updates?
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As far as the "people without kids having to pay for the education of people with kids" argument -- That complaint just doesn't hold water. The very foundation of taxation involves the government taking money from you to spend it on things that may or may not benefit you directly, but which do benefit you indirectly in the long run. It's not a perfect system and I am 100% for lowering taxes across the board, but every time we pay taxes we are sending our money off to be spent on who knows what -- At least with this bond we know exactly what it will be spent on. And those kids you pay for now are going to be in the workforce in a few years and state, local, and federal taxes will come out of their pockets, and some/many of the benefits from those taxes will go to a bunch of people who either don't work or are two old to work anymore in the form of roads, law enforcement, welfare, etc. Those kids are joining a workforce that is disproportionately small compared to the enormous -- and expensive -- population of retiring Baby Boomers, and they will spend the rest of their lives facing tax increase after tax increase to help provide benefits for, among other things, a bunch of people who may or may not have complained about getting those kids a decent school building and a football field that doesn't look like a water buffalo mating ground. The older generation worked hard and was taxed and those taxes went to things the taxpayers probably didn't want to pay for and in a few years the high school generation will enter that universally unfair system. I say, God Bless Texas -- everyone on this thread already benefits from low state taxes. You can always move to New York and watch the tax collectors destroy your take-home money.
- Bigdog, A BUC 77 and PlayActionPass
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Does Nederland ISD have a good bond rating? I can't see how they wouldn't. That will determine the interest rate. I did a quick search and apparently the interest rate is similar to that of a mortgage -- So not zero, but it's not like bad credit card debt. Until the bond actually passes and Nederland goes and gets the debt we won't know exactly what the interest rate will be -- Divided over the life of the loan, we are talking about a significant number, but only a marginal increase in monthly payments, and that likely amount to a relatively small amount per month, per household. I don't think interest consideration will -- or should -- drive the conversation.
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On 3/23/2019 at 4:08 PM, Hagar said:
For topic, I’d say beating WOS in football.
Now to respond to the above post. This year, my G’sons team had “two chances” at Silsbee in basketball. We actually had the lead over them in the second game (1-0). Somehow, after the first butt whipping, chance was not what came to mind for the second - let’s see, game? No, that’s not good either. More like the My Lai massacre.
Right - I don't minimize how dominant Silsbee basketball has been by any stretch. No team has beaten Silsbee twice and most haven't beaten Silsbee once at all over the past several years.
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I think based on the fact that in a given season you might have one chance at West Orange, where in basketball you might get at least two chances at Silsbee, it is a bigger deal. Also, it is easier to beat a team in basketball than it is in football. That's why in the pros you have to win a series. Great teams lose to bad teams in basketball all the time.
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58 minutes ago, PlayActionPass said:
Maintenance cost will actually go down.
Expenditures for upkeep will be diminished.
Dude, you are losing me here......
Good point. I think the "maintenance costs going down" is a profound and important advantage to upgrading. It is true that the bond costs 156 million dollars, but Nederland is already paying a certain amount every year in the form of lost time to inefficiencies that come from bad equipment/facilities and having to repair and upkeep bad equipment, etc. The choice to not upgrade is an expensive one and it can be measured in actual dollars that repeat year after year after year. I would love to see some calculations as to how much added costs have already come from the facilities being so old. Improved facilities, while expensive in the short run, can bring those costs down, ultimately leading to long-term savings.
There's also an advantage to the hiring process that comes from improved facilities -- Teachers want to work at schools with nice facilities. You aren't just paying for bricks and mortar -- You are paying for an overall work and educational experience that will encourage teachers and staff to come and stay. The bright, enthusiastic, prepared teachers that everyone wants to have teach their kids are more likely to want to go to Nederland if the building looks like someone in charge cares about the school and that the community is willing to spend money to make things work. That, theoretically, will lead to a better educational experience for the kids. It's not the only thing that brings teachers in, but I think it is an important one.
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What kind of offense can we expect? Bost obvioulsy won't be as versatile as Roschon, but are we still going to have a dual threat, or will we have something closer to the Doty years?
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Does anyone have any idea what the increase in tax will be per household?
How old are the schools? Someone told me that the middle schools in Nederland date from the 1970s.
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Does the "modified seating" in the stadium include increased capacity? I would like to see Nederland's stadium get up to at least the same as PNG's. I think PNG seats 13,000. I think Nederland currently seats 8,000.
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That's awesome. Hope Texas keeps winning good recruits. It's always good when Texas gets someone Alabama wanted.
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This is tough to see. I'm glad Coach Riordan will be able to find a better situation. Hope Crosby can get things together soon.
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On 12/25/2018 at 7:01 AM, rolltides said:
The only thing holding PNG back is defense that is why they got killed against FBM is because they had no defense. That is one thing that PNG has not had since Faircolth took over.
Two things killed us against FBM:
1) Speed. They had it on both sides of the ball. Made the Indians look they were moving in slow motion.
2) A dominant FBM defensive line. PNG was barely able to get plays off all night -- Roschon was running for his life, there was no time get anything set up on offense, and our OL was manhandled from start to finish.
I do agree that defense is a big thing that we need to improve, and it is usually THE big thing we need to improve, but a better defense wouldn't have brought us the win against FBM, not without a better O-Line and more overall speed on both sides of the ball.
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6 minutes ago, AthleticSupporter - Jock said:
Who do they play in championship game?
Westbrook will play the winner of Longview and Amarillo Tascosa (game at 8pm tonight)
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Westlake looks disoriented. I think they expected to have their way tonight.
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4 minutes ago, bronco pride said:
Westlake kid just lite up the return man for WB
Some great hits in this game.
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That hit to cause the fumble was insane. The poor Westlake runner looked like we went unconscious.
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11 minutes ago, GMGKSA said:
Would y’all like that crow with or without salt and pepper?
It's not like they got blown out. At this point, with so many teams watching from the basketball court, they are among the best in the state. No semifinal team has to eat crow. And they clawed back from a two-score deficit to bring the game to the final seconds. Nothing but respect for that.
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Whittington is the real deal. That fumble was a heart breaker. Silsbee had so many chances to win this game. Congratulations on a great season Silsbee! Ya'll will be back with a vengeance next season. This is a young team. I hope Silsbee schedules a tough pre-season again like they did this year.
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Sislbee can't buy themselves any extra points. They'd be tied if not for the special teams issues.
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Does anyone know where I can find all-time game-by-game results for Silsbee?
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Congratulations Silsbee!
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5 minutes ago, CCRed said:
Does the Silsbee QB not run at all ? WOS is not even paying him any attention. He could keep the ball and run for days.
Silsbee runs a strict " RB up the middle every single play" offense. It's frustrating to watch.
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I agree -- it is incorrect and disingenuous to suggest that someone is not compassionate or generous or good-hearted simply because they do not support a policy proposal. People can disagree on policy directions and community decisions about how to solve problems without being morally bad. Just because someone doesn't want to see a tax increase doesn't make them selfish -- And being eager to spend money someone else has earned doesn't make you generous. I have no trust for anyone, politician or otherwise, who pretends to be "good" because they have big ideas about how to spend money that someone else earned. Taxes are not a good in and of themselves. They are a necessary evil at best. Those of us fighting for fewer taxes, even on issues of education, are not "selfish" for doing so. They just have different ideas about how to accomplish good things.
Even though I look at the bond proposal as what is probably a good thing, I am glad there are people in the discussion willing to carry the flag for the other side, even if just to play devil's advocate. There is nothing wrong with trying to pump the brakes on massive spending projects and nothing greedy about wanting to keep more of the money you have earned.