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CFLF Proposal 5 Public Information Forum to Air; UPDATED BROADCAST SCHEDULE!!!!!!
Topic Started: Oct 13 2006, 06:51 AM (1,015 Views)
4kids
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[size=5]Citizens for Livonia ’s Future[/size]
Proposal 5 Public Information Forum


Running Length: 1 Hr 23 minutes

Broadcast on Livonia Bright House Channel 12
Monday, Oct. 30th: 8:00pm - 9:30pm.
Friday, Nov. 3rd thru Sunday, Nov. 5th: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Playing again every 6hrs(from previous start time) for the entire weekend.
Monday, Nov. 6th: 6:30pm - 8:00pm.

Also watch the entire show streaming online at Google Video by clicking HERE ;)

Guest speakers of the show include:

Ballot Proposal Opposition
* Michigan Association of Counties – Tom Hickson
* Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Tricia Kinley

Ballot Proposal Support
* Michigan Association of School Boards – Justin King / Executive Director
* Michigan PTSA – Donna Oser / Executive Director

As a registered voter you have an opportunity to cast your vote for several important ballot proposals. We urge you to review the Proposal 06-5 ballot language and watch this informational forum addressing School Funding.

Click HERE to review the Proposal 5 ballot language
and get links to other information regarding this ballot proposal.
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Grant1
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We have just begun to fight!
Comcast Cable in Westland will air the program on Thursday, Nov 2nd at 11am and again at 7pm.

Please tune to your Comcast cable guide to find and watch this most important forum.

DIGITAL CABLE SUBSCRIBERS
NOW watch this Forum on Bright House Networks LOCAL ON DEMAND
Watch the forum when you want to. There is no additional cost for this service.

Instructions:

Press Video On Demand (VOD) on your remote

Select "Local"

Then select "Around Town"

Then select "Livonia"

Then select "Proposal 5"

Enjoy the show!!





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fyi
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ILIkeLI
Oct 20 2006, 08:00 AM
We need more of this! It was really good! I can't believe Justin King can actually sit there and say we have accountability in our schools! The accountability is at the voting booth?? Give me a break! If you want true accountability don't schedule school board elections on such crazy off dates and do everything you can to discourage voter turn out! Another point was that Michigan teachers are the third highest paid in the entire country. I hope we rank at least close to that when it comes to student achievement in the country. Remember that next time someone pleads poverty. Justin King tried to say that proposal 5 was not a money grab, and that some money would make it to the classroom. Then someone pointed out that in the new Detroit Teachers contract there is a stipulation........IF PROPOSAL 5 PASSES, THEY CAN RE-OPEN THE CONTRACT!! You don't need any more proof that the money is NOT going in the classroom.

How many other school districts will re-open their contracts if Prop. 5 passes?

I signed the K-16 petition because I thought an increase in educational funding for our schools made sense......I have since changed my mind. There are no guarantees that this $$$ will make it to the classroom.....

I'm just a mom.......and I will vote "NO" on proposal 5.


Check this out from the MEA:
http://www.mea.org/gov/101806_prop5_pensions.html

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Currently the funding obligation on public education for pensions and retiree health is 17.74%. It is estimated that this cost will increase substantially over the next 5-10 years, in large part due to the increasing unfunded liability. If these increases occur unchecked, and we do nothing, clearly the pensions and health benefits will be jeopardized. We have already seen how the Legislature would like to limit the states obligation for these benefits by introducing legislation to limit the subsidy for health benefits for new retirees. And in past years we have seen how the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System have asked retirees to share a greater portion of health costs through increased copays and deductibles.


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That is why the passage of Proposal 5 will enable our school employee pensions and health benefits to be there for us in the future.
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Anna Krome
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After watching the CFLF's Bipartisan Show on Prop. 5 yesterday,

I must say, "Congratulations."

Excellently executed. The group came off as scholarly and well-informed, acting in the public good--unlike some others in LPS.

Great job.

AK
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