I am writing to express my opposition to the Lake Washington School District’s proposed $300 million levy and $234 million bond measures that voters in the Redmond area are being asked to approve Feb. 9. I write as a property tax payer and concerned citizen.

In these very difficult economic times, when many folks have lost their jobs and others have been forced to take pay cuts, common sense dictates that we should cut back on expenditure.

Why are school districts immune to such cost-cutting?

When cash is short, I reduce my spending accordingly. When Lake Washington School District’s cash is short, it seems it’s business as usual. It’s as if the recession never happened for Chip Kimball! And who picks up the tab? Property tax payers to the tune of $1,618 each in 2011 (based on average assessed value), rising to $1,742 in 2014. Over the next four years, these measures will cost the average LSWD resident $6,731 each!

I say we should reject these levy and bond measures and force Mr. ‘Spendthrift’ Kimball back to the drawing board. I, for one, am not an easy ATM machine that he can just press for instant cash to support his unlimited spending and profligate budgets.

Please join me in rejecting these measures.

James Bond, Redmond