jasonhutchinson.com http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp my random thoughts... documented! Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:02:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Taste of Wisconsin http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/08/01/taste-of-wisconsin/ http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/08/01/taste-of-wisconsin/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:00:28 +0000 jason http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/?p=21 Continue reading →]]> I found out about the Taste of Wisconsin in Kenosha from a random person on FourSquare. We went on Friday night and Sunday for lunch and had a great time.  Good food, crowds weren’t too bad, the beach at the harbor was very clean and big–lots of fun!  This was the 2nd annual Taste of Wisconsin.  We already can’t wait to go back next year!

Pictures can be found here.

]]> http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/08/01/taste-of-wisconsin/feed/ 0 Millburn Referendum http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/07/28/millburn-referendum/ http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/07/28/millburn-referendum/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:07:35 +0000 jason http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/?p=14 Continue reading →]]> We moved into our current house in the Deerpath subdivision in 2007.  One of the major reasons we chose this area was the Millburn school district.  Known for its high test scores, low ratios and reputation for a quality education, we really felt like we were making the right decision.  It turns out that the Millburn school district is now in serious financial trouble, ranked last in the state financially.  The Board of Education has decided to run a referendum to try and get the schools back on the right track.  The State of Illinois is already 2 payments behind to all schools in Illinois, so the board decided to try for a tax rate increase amount equal to the shortfall from the state which equates to a 73 cent rate hike ($744 additional tax for every $300k in home value).

As disappointed as I am with the decisions made by the board that led to this financial crisis and as unhappy as I will be with paying higher taxes (even though we already pay some of the highest taxes in the midwest), I have chosen to support the referendum because I fear what a future at Millburn looks like without it.

I am a member of the Millburn Referendum Committee and have created a website to inform the public about the referendum (http://citizensformillburndistrict24.com).  I think it’s going to be a tough sell to the citizens of the district to pay higher taxes during this difficult economic climate, but I’ll do what I can to help support it.

]]> http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/07/28/millburn-referendum/feed/ 0 Is this thing on? http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/07/28/hello-world/ http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/2010/07/28/hello-world/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:00:49 +0000 jason http://jasonhutchinson.com/wp/?p=1 Hi everybody!  I’m going to use this forum to post stuff about my life–stuff I find interesting, stuff about my family, stuff I’m working on, stuff about TV shows & movies, all kinds of STUFF.  I hope you enjoy it!

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