Category Archives: Schools

School board voted, citing survey it never saw

Posted on February 24, 2012 by admin

On February 13, 2012, the majority of Clinton Township’s school board voted to eliminate school budget elections, thereby ending the 100-year-old right of citizens to vote on school taxes. To justify their decision, the majority of 6 extensively cited the results … Continue reading →

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Clinton Township BOE commits election fraud on taxpayers

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

You say you like to exercise your right to vote on school budgets every April? Fuggedaboutit. In a stunning 6-3 vote, on the evening of February 13 the Clinton Township Board of Education (BOE) eliminated the 100-year-old right of citizens to … Continue reading →

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Stop The School Board’s Revenge: SAVE OUR ELECTIONS

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin

The Clinton Township Board of Education is going to decide whether to eliminate our right to vote on school budgets. Attend the School Board meeting! Speak up to SAVE SCHOOL BUDGET ELECTIONS Monday, Feb. 13 —  7:30pm Clinton Township Middle School … Continue reading →

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Jim Dincuff: The damage continues

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

While the majority of the Clinton Township school board has finally turned the corner toward integrity and transparency, one man continues to drive the school district off the road. School board president Jim Dincuff has again and again tested the patience and … Continue reading →

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Jim Dincuff’s “Q&A”: Why did he withhold $247,310 from taxpayers and elected officials?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

Why didn’t the Clinton Township board of education convene in July 2011 to return $247,310 of tax relief funds to taxpayers, and why did board president Jim Dincuff cover it up? Even with a just-released 16-page defense, the best answer that … Continue reading →

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School Board Gang of 4: Manipulation, lies, and now… the cover-up

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Manipulation and lies… They manipulated Clinton Township taxpayers out of $247,310 in tax relief. They refused to schedule a Board of Education (BOE) meeting before they ran out the clock at 4:00 pm July 19. All the while, they lied about … Continue reading →

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3 school board members who stood up — and 1 who fought

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

The recent heist of almost $250,000 in property tax relief by a handful of Clinton Township “school board officials” was hidden from the public. But it didn’t happen unnoticed. While the “board leadership” ran out the clock and prevented the … Continue reading →

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Jim Dincuff, Mark Kaplan and the $247,310 tax-relief heist

Posted on August 17, 2011 by admin

In a time when citizens clamor, riot and upend their government in the battle for tax relief… how do they let $247,310 worth of tax relief get stolen out from under their noses… without even noticing they had the money to begin with? … Continue reading →

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Where is Harmen Vos?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by admin

Clinton Township councilman Harmen Vos campaigned for change in government, promising to represent his constituents with honesty and vigor. Most important, he promised to LOWER TAXES. We’d settle for Vos just showing up. During his recent mayoral campaign, Vos criticized … Continue reading →

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School Board Admin Misleads BOE, Clinton Township Council, Taxpayers about $247K of Tax Relief

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

According to documents obtained via the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), the Clinton Township School District’s Business Adminstrator, Patricia Leonhardt, misled the Board of Education, the municipal administrator and town council, and taxpayers into believing the Board of Education had … Continue reading →

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