Way I've heard this, about 200 kids that go to Corbin will end up in Knox County Schools unless they pay tuition. Would that put them at Lynn Camp? Is that school even big enough to take that many kids?

 

What players will Corbin lose because of this?

 

Is this whats really best for the kids that have already started in Corbin? Its tough for a kid to change schools.

I think that's for kindergarten through 12th grade, plus a lot of them would just pay tuition.

If Lynn Camp gained more than 20 students I'd be surprised.

I think that's for kindergarten through 12th grade, plus a lot of them would just pay tuition.

If Lynn Camp gained more than 20 students I'd be surprised.

 

Most will continue going to Corbin, your estimate of 20 leaving may be a little high even if nothing is worked out. Parents of the kids affected will be attending the Knox school board meeting next week to state their case. I will be surprised if it causes any football players to change schools. Most of the people who live in this area have been in the Corbin school system either from when they started school or when they began middle school.

I'm surprised to find this topic in the football forum because very few, if any, or Corbin's football team would be affected by the decision. However, if this thread were moved to General Discussion, I would love to discuss it with a reasonable person such as 4chs seems to be.

 

I will, of course, present the County's side.:lol:

I'm surprised to find this topic in the football forum because very few, if any, or Corbin's football team would be affected by the decision. However, if this thread were moved to General Discussion, I would love to discuss it with a reasonable person such as 4chs seems to be.

 

I will, of course, present the County's side.:lol:

 

I agree.

I agree.

 

 

BUT it could affect the future of football for Knox/Lynn Camp/Corbin for many years to come. Not to mention a lot of other sports.

 

I believe it will end up having a on numbers for football for many years to come. Even 1 or 2 players can make a HUGE difference in a football teams success: Knox Central without the Canady kid, Corbin without Watkins, etc.

 

So if it only changes the school of a couple players...it COULD have an impact...Not to mention the implication on the communities.

Not all of these kids are from the West Knox/LC end of the county. Many are from other parts of the county. When I was in school, if we wanted to go to Corbin, that was fine, but we had to pay to go. An agreement was reached and many have been allowed to send their kids for free, now it is going back to what it used to be. All that changes is the tuition.

 

Life is about decisions. I work 20 miles from where I work. I could move closer but I do not want to. Therefore, I pay for my decison in drive time, fuel and wear and tear. I choose to do such. The parents in Knox County that send their kids to Corbin make a willful decision. (I work with quite a few and they are madder than wet hens.) We pay for our decisions. The decision now is weather or not the parent feels like the school they picked is worth the decision. People are just going to have to decide what is important to them.

 

I have even heard the "I pay my taxes in Knox County, so I should be able to move the money to Corbin if I see fit." I whole heartedly agree with this. Just as long as I can quit paying any school tax at all due to not having a child in school now. The tax argument is exactly what I said earlier. You choose to live in Knox and you know that by doing so you will pay taxes there. We have to pick our priorities in life.

 

I do think it is a shame that many Knox Countians will attend their first ever Board of Education meeting because of this situation. A grandfather compramise may work, but I can see both sides of it all. I do not see where tuition is too much to ask.What has most people upset is they have to pay for something that has been free. It has not always been that way. We always knew it could possibly happen that it would go back to the old system and now the shoe has dropped.

BUT it could affect the future of football for Knox/Lynn Camp/Corbin for many years to come. Not to mention a lot of other sports.

 

I believe it will end up having a on numbers for football for many years to come. Even 1 or 2 players can make a HUGE difference in a football teams success: Knox Central without the Canady kid, Corbin without Watkins, etc.

 

So if it only changes the school of a couple players...it COULD have an impact...Not to mention the implication on the communities.

 

I honestly can't think of a single player that has left Knox Central for Corbin (or anywhere else) since the arrival of Wayne Mills. This was not about athletics but an attempt to slow the flow of more than a half million dollars a year from the Knox County system to Corbin. Money badly needed improve the local system.

I'm not really affected by this decision, although I know plenty of people who are. Some have told me that they were led to believe that when they built or bought in the new subdivisions in the Knox district that their school choice would not change. Most of these people consider themselves part of Corbin and want their kids to stay in the Corbin system with their friends. The majority will pay the tuition, which is currently $1200, but I really don't know if Corbin can keep it at that rate due to losing $4000 per kid in funding. I feel really bad for the kids on the lower end of the financial totem pole, what will they do?

 

One big question I have is why single Corbin out and sign agreements with every other school district? They lose more kids to Barbourville Independent than to Corbin, so if not signing the reciprocal is because of the loss of funding for the kids leaving the system, as the Knox Superintendent stated, it makes no sense to sign with Barbourville.

 

This whole thing has really caused a lot of hard feelings between the Corbin and Knox Co. people, which will not be soothed for years to come.

I don't understand the stink. Go to school in the district you live in. If that doesn't suit you, move or pay the tuition.

I don't understand the stink. Go to school in the district you live in. If that doesn't suit you, move or pay the tuition.

 

Corbin is in kind of a unique situation geographically speaking with the school district being in two counties and also bordering another. There was available land for developing just outside the school district and several nice subdivisions were developed. There had been a reciprocal agreement for so long that most of these people thought that it would never be a problem and some even thought they were in the Corbin district, so they bought homes there. Most will pay the tuition and go on, then I guess that the Superintendent would try to cancel the reciprocal with Barbourville, although that will not happen because of the political connections in Knox Co.

 

I don't see that Knox Co. will gain many students from this and they risk the possible loss of millions of dollars in their tax base if Corbin is successful in getting this area annexed into the Corbin school district.

 

 

 

Moving will not be much of an option unless they are willing to take a big loss on their houses because there will not be much of a market for these homes. I would estimate a 10-20% drop off in the market value of these homes and most people can't afford to take a loss of $25,000-50,000.

Corbin is in kind of a unique situation geographically speaking with the school district being in two counties and also bordering another. There was available land for developing just outside the school district and several nice subdivisions were developed. There had been a reciprocal agreement for so long that most of these people thought that it would never be a problem and some even thought they were in the Corbin district, so they bought homes there. Most will pay the tuition and go on, then I guess that the Superintendent would try to cancel the reciprocal with Barbourville, although that will not happen because of the political connections in Knox Co.

 

I don't see that Knox Co. will gain many students from this and they risk the possible loss of millions of dollars in their tax base if Corbin is successful in getting this area annexed into the Corbin school district.

 

 

 

Moving will not be much of an option unless they are willing to take a big loss on their houses because there will not be much of a market for these homes. I would estimate a 10-20% drop off in the market value of these homes and most people can't afford to take a loss of $25,000-50,000.

 

Different subject, but simply not accurate. While real estate sales in the tri-county have dropped about 30% over previous years, home values have stayed the same. Don't mean to call you out, just thought you might like this info...

Different subject, but simply not accurate. While real estate sales in the tri-county have dropped about 30% over previous years, home values have stayed the same. Don't mean to call you out, just thought you might like this info...

 

They will not be able to sell these homes because there will not be people from the area willing to buy them if they are outside the Corbin school district, so a realtor told me he expected these home values to drop drastically. Homeowners are already calling the Knox PVA office asking for their houses to be reappraised.

My professional opinion is that the realtor is wrong...

1.) It seems that there have always been issues with Knox County and Corbin. The feelings have not been anywhere near soothed for decades. Everything from the current school situation, occupational taxes and everything in between has been a constant wedge. To think that a complete comprimise would make everyone warm and fuzzy is a dream. (I do favor a "grandfather" compromise. If the kids were IN the Corbin district the wed. before the vote, they should be allowed to stay. The ones that were not would have to pay. Maybe even let a sibling/legacy clause be added. Bottom line: IF they were in the Corbin system before the vote, they are ok. Afterwards, let them pay. Fair compromise.)

 

 

2.) How could anyone promise anyone that the school board would or would not do this when they bought/built? Can anyone predict what the school board/county government will do in 6 months? 12 months? 10 years? They were hearing what they wanted to hear and were told what they wanted to hear. They should have checked to see what the atmosphere was within the agreement before the big investment, and even then nothing is 100%. This is a bad argument. None of us can know right now what the powers that be will do or what situations could come up to change plans. It is ridiculous to promise these things and even more ridiculous to believe them 100%.

 

 

3.) Annexation is a little more complicated than just saying "Hey, we're part of the city now!" Before doing this, something like 75% of the affected community has to vote yes. I don't see this situation concerning enough of the unaffected people to get this kind of percentage. I would vote no if I lived there. I have no kids involved and see no reason to pay county AND city taxes to assist these neighbors. I would feel for these neighbors, but not near enough to pay more and more to the government just to make them happy. I do not see many people that are unaffected by the situation voting to get themselves poorer by the annexation.

 

Knox County taxes will still exist. County property taxes for the county of residence will still exist. City taxes and city property taxes will be add ons.

 

What would the new taxes add up to over the years? Would it off set the tuition that you would pay for a few school years? Remember, if you get these taxes because of this, you pay them forever, not just as long as the kids are in school. Plus, the city is usually more than happy to annex and less than thrilled to provide services to the new areas.

Edited January 28, 201016 yr by DADDY CAT