Laughable Dist. 203 report

It is said that laughter makes you live longer. And that's good news for Naperville Unit District 203 taxpayers.

In one of its more recent propaganda e mails, the district proudly proclaimed $270,000 in savings as a result of their AAA Standard & Poor rating. It goes on to correlate this savings to "strong financial management."

For the sake of a really good belly laugher and a longer life, let's look at District 203's historic fiscal performance.

It over-collected $30 million to $40 million from a deceitful 2002 referendum.

It's doubled spending by almost $100 million in 10 short years while failing to adequately address facility needs, resulting in a second tax referendum in six years.

It continues the practice of retirement giveaways to boost pensions.

And with student enrollment declining, they're approving budgets with 5 percent increases.

District 203's preposterous e mail claiming "strong financial management" has just added years to the lives of every District 203 taxpayer.

Mike Davitt

Naperville