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How long is it going to take for the residents of Wilkes-Barre to weigh in on the financial crisis that is the reality of the demise of our school district?How long is it going to take before taxpaying and non-taxpaying residents realize that this crisis will affect (or infect) all of us?Taxpayers! Do you want to see your taxes skyrocket and your property values plummet?Non-taxpayers! Do you really believe that your landlords are not going to translate the school debt to their renter costs? Do you really believe that you are exempt from the burden of the school debt because you rent?Taxpayers without children in our schools! Are you willing to see your property taxes increase to the maximum every year until 2020? To fund a misguided school plan that will be inadequate before it even becomes a reality!Wake up! We are SOS (SaveOurSchoolsWB@gmail.com), a small group trying to give our community a chance not to dwindle and die.Contact the Wilkes-Barre Area School Board: 570-826-7182.Contact the governor&#8217;s office: 1-800-490-2050.Contact the state Department of Education: 717-783-6788.Seek answers at the monthly school board meetings. Do something, anything, to let your voice be heard.It&#8217;s not too late; but without your help our community is going to languish in debt without a chance of redemption. Now is the time to demand that our elected officials answer to the voice of the voters.Terry SchiowitzWilkes-Barre

Letter to the Editor: Wilkes-Barre schools headed for ‘demise’ unless residents wake up, speak up