DEWITT, Mich. – DeWitt Public Schools plans to make about $43,000 by selling timber located on school property, including some trees that could be 200 years old, according to the Lansing State Journal.
The district faces an $800,000 overspending crisis, the Journal reported.
“Our budget definitely is a factor in our decision,” Superintendent John Deiter told the Journal. “We’re a people business (and want to make) wise use of natural resources to benefit the most people for the longest time.”
SOURCE: Lansing State Journal, “DeWitt schools may sell giant trees to help budget," June 7, 2012
FURTHER READING: Mackinac Center for Public Policy, “Michigan School Privatization Survey 2009," Dec. 7, 2009
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and educational institute that advances the principles of free markets and limited government. Through our research and education programs, we challenge government overreach and advocate for a free-market approach to public policy that frees people to realize their potential and dreams.
Please consider contributing to our work to advance a freer and more prosperous state.