Salient Points on New Muscle Shoals Primary School

A Gallon Jug Holds Only a Gallon

"Building a new elementary school for first and second-grade students has been a top capital need for several years, but the school system has not had the funds to take on a building project of that scale since building the new career academy in 2014". Sincerely, Brian Lindsey. 

Once again Coach Lindsey - you conveniently didn't say anything about the 10 MILLION and MORE that was spent and is still costing us for yours and Basden's Athletic Facility/astro turf/jumbotron/stadium seating/PLUSH SKY BOX for you to sit in air conditioning when hot and heat with cold. HOW NICE FOR YOU - AT OUR EXPENSE!!!!!

You have a problem telling the truth and the whole story, don't you?

BUILD A 1st & 2nd GRADE ON WILSON DAM ROAD at the Kindergarten school?

Coach Lindsey, have you seen the traffic jam at the KINDERGARTEN? HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY (1/2 grades)? WEBSTER ELEMENTARY (1/2 grades)?

You propose to take the traffic jam at the Kindergarten, add the traffic jam from Highland Park Elementary, then top it off with the traffic jam from Webster Elementary?

All 3 traffic jams adjacent to a STATE HIGHWAY - WILSON DAM ROAD and land locked with subdivisions? That seems to be physically impossible IF the city code is followed for parking spots per square footage of the building. What about the Safety factors for emergency evacuation? Or, is that important, something as insignificant as a child's safety?

Coach - you may need to go down to the Athletic Facility and meditate on this. A Gallon jug only holds a gallon of liquid - didn't you learn this where you went to school??

We learned a little different - at least MUSCLE SHOALS CITIZENS recognize the principal of physics and pure adulterated (oops - shouldn't use that term in MSCS) logic.

NOW - let's talk DOLLARS:

Didn't you just receive a 5 year contract (to finish out your children's education at MSCS) and a FAT $150,000.00 at year salary WITH all the BENEFITS - PERKS - TRAVEL - MILEAGE - BONUSES?

Then we have the overpaid and loser coach Basden making $95,000 plus all the BENEFITS - PERKS - TRAVEL - BONUSES and CONTROL of the CASH and money coming through athletics. 

How bout this: Cut Basden (since he can't win a state championship like he was hired to do). Give the money to the WINNING SPORTS like GOLF - BASKETBALL - BASEBALL and the BAND!!!

YOU WANT US TO VOTE ON INCREASING OUR PROPERTY TAXES - which YOU DO NOT PAY - NOR DO ANY OF YOUR CRONIES THAT ARE ON THE BACKS OF THE TAXPAYERS?

PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THIS - COACH LINDSEY WANTS YOU TO INCREASE YOUR M.S. ADVALOREM TAXES BY 66% from 7.5 mil to 12.5 mil.

REALLY?  How many of you have received a 66% salary increase? We know COACH LINDSEY HAD A FAT SALARY AND BENEFIT INCREASE - but then again, HE DOESN'T LIVE IN MUSCLE SHOALS - NOR DOES HE PAY MUSCLE SHOALS PROPERTY TAXES on his home in the county!!!!

VOTE NO!!! THERE ARE 4 COUNCILMEN THAT NEED TO BE BOOTED OUT ALONG WITH LINDSEY AND ALL HIS OUT OF TOWN EMPLOYEES. 

Times Daily - time to do some real reporting - PUBLISH each administrator & department head's, salary, supplement, bonuses and their travel expenses!!!

You will find Coach Lindsey loves to take a "helper" or two with him when he travels. After all, he needs someone to take notes or figure out what they are supposed to learn at these expensive venues and vacation spots.

VOTE NO!!!  Send Coach Lindsey and those 4 councilmen that have no backbone a message - WE ARE FED UP - NO MORE MONEY FOR A RUN A WAY GROUP OF UNGRATEFUL OUT OF TOWN users.

Leslie M. Shoals