Comments on: Knoxville’s rezoning plan, and flawed school board http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/05/04/knoxvilles-rezoning-plan-and-flawed-school-board/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:08:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Jane http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/05/04/knoxvilles-rezoning-plan-and-flawed-school-board/#comment-30941 Jane Fri, 04 May 2007 14:01:33 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/05/04/knoxvilles-rezoning-plan-and-flawed-school-board/#comment-30941 And then there was the time that the democratic party chairman of our town had his 23 year old daughter run for the school board. I didn't vote for her , even though he is a family "friend". (He's as corrupt as they come.) In the end it didn't matter 'cause he got his son elected mayor. (His son was on the charter revision committee that decided our town should even have a mayor. Previously we had a professional town manager) Soo... long story short .... my town is screwed!! And then there was the time that the democratic party chairman of our town had his 23 year old daughter run for the school board.

I didn’t vote for her , even though he is a family “friend”. (He’s as corrupt as they come.)

In the end it didn’t matter ’cause he got his son elected mayor. (His son was on the charter revision committee that decided our town should even have a mayor. Previously we had a professional town manager)

Soo… long story short …. my town is screwed!!

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/05/04/knoxvilles-rezoning-plan-and-flawed-school-board/#comment-30944 Suzanne Fri, 04 May 2007 15:23:02 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/05/04/knoxvilles-rezoning-plan-and-flawed-school-board/#comment-30944 I'm a city planner, and I can tell you that there is never going to be a solution that makes everyone happy. Whether it's building a new road, redistricting school zones, updating planning zones... There are always going to be unhappy people as a result of change. That's not being dismissive, that's just being realistic. Change is inevitable. Populations shift, and the infrastructure has to adapt, somehow. Hopefully in the process everyone is heard, but being heard doesn't mean that your views will prevail. The assumption that you would like to make: That school districts and relationships are permanent is just not possible in every case. I’m a city planner, and I can tell you that there is never going to be a solution that makes everyone happy. Whether it’s building a new road, redistricting school zones, updating planning zones… There are always going to be unhappy people as a result of change. That’s not being dismissive, that’s just being realistic. Change is inevitable. Populations shift, and the infrastructure has to adapt, somehow. Hopefully in the process everyone is heard, but being heard doesn’t mean that your views will prevail.
The assumption that you would like to make: That school districts and relationships are permanent is just not possible in every case.

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