As homeowners in Hudson face a possible 5.8 percent increase in school taxes, Hudson Common Sense takes a hard look at the cost to the taxpayer of a related Hudson institution: the Hudson Youth Department. The special report titled "Half the Kids. Twenty Times the Budget" can be read here.
This report is extremely messy and problematic. As a resident (with no kids) it saddens me to see disparate issues being jumbled together into a mis-leading infographic. Not only is the math incorrect, but adding cost based on non-profit orgs is not logical.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the attack on the Friends of Hudson Youth makes no note of the fact that the City of Hudson does not have a Parks Department leaving the Hudson Youth Center to account for daily management of a 14-acre park with a public swimming beach, trails, and recreational areas.