Ike Leggett may want to consider moving. I suspect he's going to get Jerry Weast's knickers in a twist with the budget Leggett's submitting to the County Council and I suspect that means things could get ugly - fast. So Mr. Weast might not get everything he's asked (re. demanded) for in this latest round of ever-escalating budgets, and Ike's promised to up spending "more than 6 percent without raising taxes in his $4 billion budget plan." Now THAT would be a nifty trick of accounting; spend more without taking in more, and without going into debt. Us homeowners should be so clever! But I digress.
My favorite line from the WaPo article is "Leggett also has signaled that he is willing to take what could be a politically risky course by rebuffing the school system's request for a nearly $137 million increase in its budget." Politically risky, in this case, is roughly the same as challenging Jerry Weast to an old fashioned duel with live ammunition. This could get interesting. I mean, for years Mr. Weast was handed pretty much anything he asked for under the regime of Developer Doug Duncan. Now, here comes the upstart Ike Leggett, saying 'wait a minute' to Jerry and the School Board. Like I said, this could get good!

By the way, for a glimpse into the alternate universe according to Jerry Weast, I highly recommend this website for some added perspective on our esteemed Superintendent.