Prospect looking at Elk Trail building

The evening was somewhat less controversial and confrontational at the Prospect School board meeting March 12.  There were just two items that seemed even remotely controversial, that of a female student wanting to play baseball and a slip of protocol when the Board president failed to dismiss himself for a conflict of interest.  The board…

Mannenbach asked by D9 board to resign

For the second time in less than four months, the majority of the School District 9 Board of Directors voted to censure board member Jim Mannenbach. Beyond censuring a majority of the directors voted to ask Mannenbach to resign his position effective immediately. Mannenbach was a no-show for the 5 p.m. special meeting held Wednesday,…

Ways to save on D9 elementary; board members have issues

David McKay of the Willamette ESD, who was hired late last year to oversee the many aspects of a new elementary school for District 9, presented a value engineering worksheet for the school board at their Feb. 24 workshop. McKay said three days were spent by several qualified staff going over the plans from DOWA…

Where’s the credibility?

We noted several issues at last week’s District 9 Board of Directors meeting, some of which were probably not known by those in attendance; but we believe they are of interest. While those in attendance heard board member Jim Mannenbach dispute the minutes of the prior meeting, wanting statements he said he made included in…