Editorial

Vote Yes on local option

Perhaps the most important item on the ballot for Sisters area residents is a local one: the renewal of the local option tax that supports Sisters schools.

Sisters voters should vote "yes" on Measure 9-30 to continue to provide some $800,000 per year to the schools for the next four years.

The money is vital if Sisters is to provide even a decent basic education to our children. Without it, class sizes will spiral out of control and the arts, sports and academic enrichment programs that have made the schools a vibrant part of the Sisters community will disappear.

The 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation is a bargain -- the most direct and beneficial investment citizens can make in their community.

The State of Oregon is unwilling to fix school funding; we have to do the job ourselves by voting "yes" on Measure 9-30.