Coakly.

"The cost per student for facilities and administrators should be and is a perfect example of how we should be leveraging our spend." I don't follow this statement.

As to the 105 Counties, I agree there is no reason for that many. Some county offices have already done some consolidation, but there is certainly waste in the system.

As far as the absentee land owners, we are very much aware that we have many. Way more than we would like frankly. They are a real problem for this part of the state. We are beholden to wealthy pheasant hunters and deer hunters who want to own our hunting ground, but not support anything else. They rent us back our own ground and take the money elsewhere. I'd charge them triple, but I don't have any say so in the matter.

I'm not sure why you care, or what you want us to do.