As noted previously on this Blog site the WRSD’s peak enrollment occurred back in 2010 at 7493 students. By FY 2024 WRSD total student enrollment had fallen to 6676, a loss of 817 students—the equivalent of 54.5 empty classrooms using the WRSD’s own, claimed student-teacher ratio. It took 60 years—from its establishment in 1955 to FY 2015—for the WRSD to reach a total budget of $81.3 million. BUT in just the last 10 years, despite that massive enrollment drop-off, the WRSD’s total budget skyrocketed $60.6 million to a total of $121.9 million for FY 2025.
The WRSD Committee and the WRSD Superintendent are outright, blatant cowards. Despite the massive enrollment drop-off they have refused to implement ANY personnel reductions in force (RIFs) authorized by statute—
General Law – Part I, Title XII, Chapter 71, Section 42 (malegislature.gov)
BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT– THE STERLING SELECT BOARD, IGNORANT COWARDS ALL, HAVE PLAYED ALONG WITH THE WRSD COMMITTEE AND WRSD SUPERINTENTENDENTS. SINCE 2012, AT SUCCESSIVE STERLING ANNUAL TOWN MEETINGS, THEY HAVE FAILED TO UTTER A SINGLE OBJECTION TO THE OBSCENE WRSD ONGOING, RATCHETED BUDGET BLOAT. THE STERLING SELECT BOARD ARE GUTLESS BUMPS-ON-A-LOG. DUE TO THEIR INCOMPETENCE STERLING TAXPAYERS FACE A LIKELY 2025 PROPOSITION 2 ½ PROPERTY TAX OVERRIDE VOTE.
Oh, so with that threat looming what else can those outright clowns tack on to the Sterling property tax burden??? Gee, how about $$$ MILLIONS for playing fields and associated parking additions???
Well folks, here is what those dopes are up to in that regard:
2024_9_11_presentation_by_activitas_for_sport_fields_on_muddy_pond_and_griffin.pdf (sterling-ma.gov)
2024_09_11_agenda.pdf (sterling-ma.gov)
HAD ENOUGH??? REMEMBER—YOU ULTIMATELY PAY FOR THE GUTLESS MORONS YOU ELECT TO PUBLIC OFFICE.
J.G.
STERLING, MASSACHUSETTS, OVERWATCH 