Dr. Robert Avossa was the speaker last night. After listening to him, I am 100% convinced that he is worth every penny we pay him (around $335,0000 a year). He is in his third year of leadership of the Palm Beach County School District. The District is the 11th largest district in the country with a student enrollment of more than 193,000 students. The annual budget exceeds $2.4 billion and the District is the largest employer in Palm Beach County with over 23,000 employees. Since accepting the role of Superintendent, Dr. Avossa has redirected $5.5 million of the District budget back to Title I schools to support teaching and learning. He has also allotted 6% in salary increases to personnel, including an increase of the minimum District wage to $10 per hour, and an increase to $14 per hour for bus drivers, making them the highest paid in South Florida
The Vice Mayor of Lake Worth, Scott Maxwell, spoke to the group about the achievements in Lake Worth such as the $40 million road improvement project and particularly the electric rate parity with FPL. He did say that local politics is no longer non-partisan. Maxwell's opposition in District 1 is Sarah Parr Malega and the general election is on March 13th.
Tami Donnally, running against Democrat Lori Berman for District 31 State Senate, believes we must cut government waste; Improve education so that every child has a chance for success; Lower taxes so that you keep more of your hard-earned money; cut the red tape so small businesses can grow and fight the opioid epidemic. A special election is scheduled for April 10 after Jeff Clemens resigned costing the County an estimated $1 million according to Susan Bucher..
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No longer non=-artisan? Scott started that trend years ago by dragging in the Republican Party to help him in his election. It has now snow balled out of control.
when are these two idiots going to tell the people the truth.per kilowatt used bills HAVE NOT went down in LW
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