Commissioners Dilute Board of Education Meeting

The Lee County Board of Commissioners seem to have second thoughts about sitting down for a discussion with the Board of Education. (See Previous Post Regarding Meeting) The Board of Education had sought the meeting. Commission Chairman Bob Brown responded that a meeting would be possible only if the Board of Education agreed to strict limitations on what was discussed. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 24, at 5pm in the Wicker Conference Room of the Government Center.

At Monday's Commission meeting, Commissioner Robert Reives proposed that the Board of the Community College and the Board of the Economic Development Commission also attend the meeting and his proposal was adopted by a majority of the board. The rationale given was that all three groups had an interest in the upcoming tax election. The reality is that the presence of the other two boards will help the commissioners keep the discussion away from board of education issues such as the funding of renovations of the Lee County High School.