Did any of the Auburn city officials learn to subtract in school? Four decades of population decline in Auburn; less and less students, year after year; yet in 2013 it took three times for voters to approve an honest School Department budget. Department officials cannot make a cut anywhere and the department sprints to the […]
Jeffrey Keenan
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J. Keenan: Bear hunt hypocrites galore
The vote on Question 1 is going to expose ignorant hypocrites. I cannot believe that common sense can be so blind. Yes, bears are cute; they are also very dangerous. My niece’s car door was peeled back by a bear going after a bag of dog food that had just been purchased. That happened in […]
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J.Keenan: Disturbing development
I live up in East Auburn, a rural old housing stock neighborhood, where I had a disturbing encounter with the planning and permitting director. I was informed that the city has plans to develop around the Lake Auburn watershed. That means plunking new stuff next to the lake’s watershed. How do you like your coffee […]
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J. Keenan: Homesteader hammered
The number of vacant, dilapidated homes facing foreclosure in Auburn has doubled in the past nine months, while the city manager and planning director say we are just beginning to see the results of the recession. There has been a 10 percent increase in the price for water and sewer; a 10 percent increase in […]
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J. Keenan: School budget still needs trimming
It is outrageous that the Auburn School Department will spend $37 million for 11 schools to produce 190 seniors. Simply outrageous. Auburn has only 23,000 residents. All anyone has to do is drive past Lake Auburn to see a line of “For Sale” signs up the Route 4 corridor. In school officials’ own words, more […]