https://www.hcspotlight.org/ 2026-04-16T12:43:37+00:00 https://www.hcspotlight.org/ https://www.hcspotlight.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2026-03-17T15:58:56+00:00 editor (editor@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.hcspotlight.org/doku.php?id=opinions_corner:floyd_m:03-17-2026_a_budget_built_on_habit_not_need&rev=1773763136&do=diff ---------- In consideration of the scheduled 2027 budget proposal, being presented at the Highland County School Board meeting on the 12th of March, I attended the meeting out of morbid curiosity. I had some hope that the budget request would be realistic, but I expected something outlandish. I wasn't disappointed. First, I delivered my speech during the public comment period in a severely abbreviated form (only 3 minutes are allowed), before the proposed budget was presented.