Restraint

On Saturday, our community came together to reinstate the $70,000 that the Budget Committee cut from the school budget.

But something else important happened. Or should I say, didn't happen. As painful as it will be to lose 5.5 positions in our schools, the majority didn't rise up to reinstate them. 

And we could have. 

There's little doubt in my mind that the crowd on Saturday would have approved adding a few positions back. But we didn't.

Time will tell if it was the right decision. 

But for now, I believe that it showed fiscal restraint and an understanding of what we, and I mean that in an "entire community" sense, can handle. 

I believe it showed that we trust our school board to make decisions that are responsible to everyone, even when those decisions are gut-wrenchingly hard. 

Many people thought that the budget committee went too far with their additional recommended cuts and came out on Saturday to say enough is enough. 

Let's continue making responsible decisions for our community.