a daycare discussion

Hello. Daycare has long been a spark in Montrose. That spark has flared up more than usual for some reason lately in our little community. A  hand full of residents are rumored to be circulating a petition that would force the City to put the Daycare budget up for public vote. It would seem to me that we don’t need a wasteful expense like an election (City Hall says it would cost at least $1300), and we sure don’t need an issue like this to divide our community.

A good friend of mine once told me that the problem is usually not really about the issue, it’s about the relationship. I’m hoping this blog will help fix whatever relationships are broken over this issue. We don’t need to have a public battle or backdoor our elected representatives on the City Council–we just need to have an open conversation about this. We’ll never agree on everything, but I know we can figure out something most everybody can live with.
I want to be first to admit I have not heard the other side of the story. Since I have two kids at the daycare today, my wife served on the former MCD Board and now sits on the advisory committee, and I lead an effort to restructure the daycare a couple years ago, it;s probably pretty obvious that I think the daycare is a good thing for Montrose and would hate to see it go away. To that end, I’ve put together some facts and figures for your perusing pleasure (just click on the tabs at the top of the page).

I want to know your thoughts. Comments are open–please spark a conversation. If you have ideas for a post or would like to become an author on this blog, just shoot me an email by clicking here.