Editor, Gazette-Journal:

At the joint meeting of school and supervisor boards on Sept. 18, Supervisor Borden, et al, asked a reasonable question of Mr. Kiser and his minions. What are you planning to do at the closed T.C. Walker School that will cost $3.5 million?

Due to that question being asked, we now know that the repurposing plan includes almost $2 million to freshen up the campus; $475K to modify hardscape; almost half a million for furniture and nearly $300K for architectural fees. Oh, and $222,132 for the areas that will serve as the meeting place for Head Start kiddies from around the county.

In a previous letter to the Gazette-Journal, I bemoaned Head Start as an ineffective 1960s-era poverty scam. That’s because of a study that was done by the government that determined that the program had no discernible positive effect on the kids who were attending. Doubt me as did some readers? Google: Brookings Institute, Head Start, Grover Whitehurst and see for yourselve...