The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Dear Editor,

I am very grateful for the support the citizens of Dayton have shown to our school system. I hope that the Dayton campus wide school improvement bond that is being presented will also garner positive support. Our mechanical systems and facilities have reached their useful life span. We see progressing expenses in the attempts to maintain and repair the aging infrastructure, which will ultimately impacts the dollars we have available for educating students. Increasing demands in educational standards require more space for state mandated computer testing as well as lab science classes. School security is another issue that must be addressed. I believe that the bond proposal that is being offered is the best way to meet the needs of our facilities and the ability to educate our students. I have been fortunate to serve as a school board member for 8 years. In that time I have felt the pressure of budgeting to provide excellent educational services with the clock ticking on the longevity of our buildings and systems. As an elected official, I am acutely aware of the responsibility to be a good steward of tax dollars. I feel that this proposal will provide the best and most efficient use of our local tax dollars in the long term. For valuable information, please visit www.daytoncititizensforeducation.com.

Please support the Dayton campus wide school improvement bond.

Marchand Hovrud

Member, Dayton School Board

Dayton