Live coverage: School board meeting

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Live coverage: School board meeting

School District 2 trustees will meet Wednesday night to vote again on plans to build new schools and update aging buildings.

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Meeting begins. Public comment is on! #sd2 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFRjecCCEAAlIJ_.jpg

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:34:34 PM
Parents plead with trustees to work together and to use the data they paid for. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:35:59 PM
"Do the right thing, listen to the professionals, listen to Mr. Bouck and listen to the community," a parent tells the board. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:37:08 PM
Hey, community gadfly Kevin Nelson just showed up. It's been months since we've seen him. @edkemmick is really excited for me. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:38:49 PM
Lots of public comment tonight. And intelligent public comment. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:43:04 PM
"The Billings community needs to see our school board and administrators are working in harmony," says business leader Greg Kohn. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:45:22 PM
"Show solidarity," he says. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:45:46 PM
Kevin Nelson: "I would oppose that mill levy." #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:48:58 PM
He would oppose it, he says, because the board refuses to do its "fiduciary duty" to get as much funding as it can out of the biz community.

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:49:58 PM
He's referring to tax increment districts. It's his hobby horse. As they say. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:50:27 PM
Trustee Connie Wardell moves that the board go after a technology levy in May. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:53:00 PM
"We are literally a decade behind the rest of the state," Trustee Pam Ellis says, in terms of technology. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:55:06 PM
"We're creating an inequity in our system," Pam says. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:55:39 PM
The tech levy is an issue because a general fund mill levy is already on the ballot. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:56:35 PM
Some trustees worry that 2 levies on the ballot means both will fail. A single levy has better chances of passing, they say. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:57:40 PM
Here's the view. #sd2 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFRpSQqCUAAKJsj.jpg

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/13/2013 11:59:57 PM
"I disagree with the timing," Trustee Allen Halter said. But he supports the tech levy. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 12:01:38 AM
He hopes the district can run it later, he said. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 12:01:52 AM
"I need to vote against two levies" on the balllot, Trustee Greta Besch Moen says. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 12:02:50 AM
She won't support putting the tech levy on the ballot this spring. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 12:03:13 AM
Here's a summary of Greta's motion: http://bit.ly/ZAZllk #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 1:03:59 AM
High schools haven't been forgotten, Terry says. We're just taking it one step at a time. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 1:06:37 AM
The vote passes unanimously. All in favor of building the middle schools first, elementary school second. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 1:07:11 AM
And with that, the meeting is adjourned. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 1:08:07 AM
And with that, the meeting is adjourned. #SD2

by Rob Rogers via twitter 3/14/2013 1:08:07 AM