To the editor: 

I am writing this as a concerned parent of five current and three future USD 353 students: I also teach dozens of preschool children who go on to enter the public school system.

I would like to urge the registered voters of Wellington and Mayfield to go to the polls on June 24 and vote to pass the Safe and Secure Schools Bond Project. Passing this will result in a tax increase of only $2.54 per month on a $100,000 home and will make our schools safer from tornado disasters and more secure from intruders who would like to harm our children. That $2.54 per month would also pay for needed repairs and updates to the middle school and elementary schools. 

We need to act on this now in order to qualify for the state to pay 52 percent of the principle and interest on the cost of these projects out of the funds collected from wealthier school districts in the state.

Surely the safety and security of our children is worth spending less than most of us spend on coffee and soft drinks in a month. Pleas mark June 24 on your calendars and vote in this important special election.

Phyllis Rains. 

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