Stokes residents went to polls with education in mind...
"I think we've got a good chance of getting some things accomplished that we didn't before," said Marcus Kiser of King, a Republican who voted last Tuesday for three challengers who have close ties to the schools.
According to a source, this is Dr. Frank Sells (former superintendent of Stokes County Schools) brother-in-law...
The primary-election results in Stokes could signal a greater willingness to pay for school-enrollment increases through higher taxes. Critics say that elected officials haven't given enough forethought to education.
"I think voters obviously sent a very strong message that they were unhappy," said Ron Carroll. He was among three Republican county-commissioner candidates who won in last week's primary election. He is also a former superintendent of Stokes County Schools.
I wonder how much the new commissioners will jack up property taxes??? I bet they raise them a dime to 70 cents per $100.
The Turpins have come under fire in King for not tackling growth head-on, especially in the schools.
Between 1990 and 2004, King's population grew by nearly 2,200, to 6,256. Of the countywide school system's 7,450 students, about 48 percent of them live in and around King. The schools there are all over-capacity.
"There's not been enough planning overall," Culler said. "Somewhere along the line, somebody should have said with all these houses coming in we need to pay attention to the schools."
How is that the Turpins fault??? I will be interested to see what kind of planning will now take place.
Some Stokes voters said they also tired of having two close relatives on the board of commissioners. The Turpins often vote together and sometimes with another commissioner, Sandy McHugh, to form a bloc on the board.
"I feel like we needed a change," said Billy Walker, a Republican in King who voted in the primary election. "The schools had some bearing on it. But the Turpin brothers, I told my wife, I don't think it's a good idea to have two brothers on a board like that. I would vote for one, but not for the other."
So, if the 3 GOP candidates get elected in the fall, we'll have all 5 commissioners voting as a bloc...
In Stokes County, some officials hope that the change - whatever the fuel for it - will bring renewed emphasis on schools and planning for them.
"There has to be a sense of urgency," said Larry Cartner, the superintendent of Stokes County Schools. "It's somewhere between two and three years to open a school if you started turning dirt tomorrow."
I think Dr. Larry Cartner looks like Rob Reiner... Maybe we should start calling him Meathead. :-)
According to a source, this is Dr. Frank Sells (former superintendent of Stokes County Schools) brother-in-law...
The primary-election results in Stokes could signal a greater willingness to pay for school-enrollment increases through higher taxes. Critics say that elected officials haven't given enough forethought to education.
"I think voters obviously sent a very strong message that they were unhappy," said Ron Carroll. He was among three Republican county-commissioner candidates who won in last week's primary election. He is also a former superintendent of Stokes County Schools.
I wonder how much the new commissioners will jack up property taxes??? I bet they raise them a dime to 70 cents per $100.
The Turpins have come under fire in King for not tackling growth head-on, especially in the schools.
Between 1990 and 2004, King's population grew by nearly 2,200, to 6,256. Of the countywide school system's 7,450 students, about 48 percent of them live in and around King. The schools there are all over-capacity.
"There's not been enough planning overall," Culler said. "Somewhere along the line, somebody should have said with all these houses coming in we need to pay attention to the schools."
How is that the Turpins fault??? I will be interested to see what kind of planning will now take place.
Some Stokes voters said they also tired of having two close relatives on the board of commissioners. The Turpins often vote together and sometimes with another commissioner, Sandy McHugh, to form a bloc on the board.
"I feel like we needed a change," said Billy Walker, a Republican in King who voted in the primary election. "The schools had some bearing on it. But the Turpin brothers, I told my wife, I don't think it's a good idea to have two brothers on a board like that. I would vote for one, but not for the other."
So, if the 3 GOP candidates get elected in the fall, we'll have all 5 commissioners voting as a bloc...
In Stokes County, some officials hope that the change - whatever the fuel for it - will bring renewed emphasis on schools and planning for them.
"There has to be a sense of urgency," said Larry Cartner, the superintendent of Stokes County Schools. "It's somewhere between two and three years to open a school if you started turning dirt tomorrow."
I think Dr. Larry Cartner looks like Rob Reiner... Maybe we should start calling him Meathead. :-)
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