Labor Council Supports Millage FOR New Fayetteville High School

Resolution adopted by the Northwest Arkansas Labor Council

WHEREAS, Working families are and historically have been committed to quality public education for their children; and

WHEREAS, the Fayetteville School District has proposed a millage increase to construct a new high school facility on the current campus location; and

WHEREAS, current national economic conditions only make the need for quality facilities and a strong curriculum more urgent for the future of our families and our community; and

WHEREAS, Now is the time to build the new high school, while construction costs are lower during the current economic climate; and

WHEREAS, Now is the time to build the new high school, because interest rates are at a historic low and will result in considerable savings over the life of the bonds; and

WHEREAS, Now is the time to build the new high school, because construction will have a favorable economic impact, providing jobs that can jumpstart our local economic recovery; and

WHEREAS, Now is the time to build a new high school, because business location can depend on the evidence of a community’s commitment to public education and reflected in the construction of modern school facilities; and

WHEREAS, Now is the time to build the new high school, because our community has reached a consensus during a three year process that asked for and considered the views of residents on location and design for small learning communities; and

WHEREAS, Now is the time to build the new high school, because our children deserve a 21^st century school to prepare them for productive lives and careers in the 21^st Century; and

WHEREAS, Now is the time to build the new high school, because failure to act now will only delay the opportunities our children deserve for a quality education.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Northwest Arkansas Labor Council endorses the proposed millage increase to build a 21^st Century high school facility in Fayetteville; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Northwest Arkansas Labor Council asks all local unions to encourage their members living in the Fayetteville School District to support and vote FOR the millage on September 15, 2009.

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED