Charter School Asks Bristol Township For $500K In Casino Grant Funds
Representatives of prospective school asks to be financial 'partners' with Bristol Township.
Representatives from the prospective Bristol Township charter school, Excel Academy, gave a presentation to members of town council Thursday asking to receive $500,000 out of a Regional Development Authority Grant the township has applied for. We are not asking for one 'red' cent, we are asking for a partnership (with Bristol Township)," Bristol Excel Academy Co-Founder Rev. Mel Howard. Howard, along with co-founder James Jones, are asking for almost 30 percent of the funds the township has requested for this year from the R.D.A.'s Casino Impact Grant. As a neighbor to the Parx Casino Bristol Township is one of five townships eligible to qualify for the Casino Impact Grant. Town council was reluctant to entertain the idea proposed by Jones…
Tax payer
1:13 pm on Sunday, September 4, 2011
if they want to come in,, let them pay for it.. period!!! be a private school, no taxes and no tax dollars..I REFUSE TO PAY A SINGLE PENNY...PASS THE WORD...NOEXCELL.. SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE WANTS TO GET RICH OFF MY TAXES.. more ›