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At the May 19, 2025 school board meeting, Smith spoke during open forum sharing his opinion about district finances and stated that the district does not have “an expense problem, it is a revenue problem.” What does this mean for citizens of PLSAS if he is elected? It means that he will be likely to support another outrageous levy ask, he will be less likely to question the need for expenses when they are presented to the board and he is very likely to rubber stamp any and every financial request because “it is not an expense problem, it is a revenue problem.” There is some irony that comes from the support he has received from the teachers union. The same union that is upset with voters that have elected down the past two levies that were presented to the public with less than clear itemization. The same union that collects annual dues from each of its members and allocates $25-30 from each teacher toward election funding. Which explains the multiple flyers arriving at households on the same day because “it is not an expense problem, it is a revenue problem.” As any parent knows, it is easy to spend someone else’s money. (Insert dad voice explaining that “money doesn’t grow on trees.”) The union spending money to send multiple flyers to households using a portion of union members dues is one example of this. Another example is how donation money is spent by candidates during their campaigns. A candidate is expected to raise donations and then use that money wisely to get the word out to voters about their platform. Surprisingly, the Smith campaign has spent an enormous amount of time complaining about Jon Conlon’s enormous signs but somehow Smith has managed to spend almost TRIPLE what Jon Conlon has on signs. Then, you can see that Smith has spent almost 4 TIMES the amount on shirts/apparel that Jon Conlon has. This begs the question: is this type of spending really necessary? Or is this just wasteful spending? But remember, “it is not an expense problem, it is a revenue problem.” If you are looking for leadership that will spend responsibly, work collaboratively and bring transparency to our district. The choice is clear. VOTE FOR JON CONLON