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Post by casey on Dec 5, 2007 14:25:32 GMT -6
Interesting thought but I'm not sure it'd work - transportation issues, lack of special-needs equipped building, etc.
I vote sell it and make some money. It is very expensive property to be sitting there under utilized.
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Post by Arch on Dec 5, 2007 14:33:21 GMT -6
Interesting thought but I'm not sure it'd work - transportation issues, lack of special-needs equipped building, etc. I vote sell it and make some money. It is very expensive property to be sitting there under utilized. I'm not sure if we would 'make' any money on it based on how much we've put into the site over time. At the very least, it would simply be 'converting' a hard asset into a liquid one. Also, once the property is gone, it's going to cost a whole lot more to just get the 'dirt' back again if it's ever needed (and even then it may never be available). As we've seen with BB, holding onto real estate can be a very good thing it is really doesn't need to be sold. |
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Post by bob on Dec 5, 2007 14:35:16 GMT -6
Use Wheatland and Peterson for this all day kindergarten program that the SB proposed What do you do with the kids that attend Peterson now?. |
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Post by proschool on Dec 5, 2007 14:44:26 GMT -6
Use Wheatland and Peterson for this all day kindergarten program that the SB proposed Where would you find the money for the extra busses and can you park them all? |
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Post by rew on Dec 5, 2007 17:24:38 GMT -6
I disagree about Wheatland. The land is too valuable to use for storage, and it is not a good site for a school. Rt 59 is busy and the access from 103rd is very tight.
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Post by gatormom on Dec 5, 2007 17:31:03 GMT -6
I disagree about Wheatland. The land is too valuable to use for storage, and it is not a good site for a school. Rt 59 is busy and the access from 103rd is very tight. They have used it for years as a school and the parents were very reluctant to leave. Preschoolers will not be walking. I can't remember how many classes they have there, I would have to do some digging. |
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Post by casey on Dec 5, 2007 18:43:10 GMT -6
Please recognize the fact that the reason our SD has a district preschool is based on special needs preschoolers. Legally a SD must provide services beginning at age 3 for special needs kids. The extra preschool kids are simply add-ons. Keeping the land as an expensive preschool doesn't make a lot of sense. Now that we're moving on to all day Kg. maybe they could pare down the preschool keeping it at the HC building and then sell the Wheatland school property. It just seems to be an expensive tool-shed!
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Post by EagleDad on Dec 5, 2007 19:05:29 GMT -6
It'd make a reall great Walmart.
Gee, neato!
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Post by Arch on Dec 5, 2007 19:05:58 GMT -6
Please recognize the fact that the reason our SD has a district preschool is based on special needs preschoolers. Legally a SD must provide services beginning at age 3 for special needs kids. The extra preschool kids are simply add-ons. Keeping the land as an expensive preschool doesn't make a lot of sense. Now that we're moving on to all day Kg. maybe they could pare down the preschool keeping it at the HC building and then sell the Wheatland school property. It just seems to be an expensive tool-shed! What's the ongoing monthly expense to keep it in its current state? What's the monthly cost to find functional equivalent space ? Unless someone wants to buy a school, doesn't the fact that it has to be demolished and removed (to become commercial) actually make the school worth $0.00 in a sale? |
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Post by wvhsparent on Dec 5, 2007 19:10:35 GMT -6
Please recognize the fact that the reason our SD has a district preschool is based on special needs preschoolers. Legally a SD must provide services beginning at age 3 for special needs kids. The extra preschool kids are simply add-ons. Keeping the land as an expensive preschool doesn't make a lot of sense. Now that we're moving on to all day Kg. maybe they could pare down the preschool keeping it at the HC building and then sell the Wheatland school property. It just seems to be an expensive tool-shed! What's the ongoing monthly expense to keep it in its current state? What's the monthly cost to find functional equivalent space ? Unless someone wants to buy a school, doesn't the fact that it has to be demolished and removed (to become commercial) actually make the school worth $0.00 in a sale? Exactly. It would be a teardown for whoever bought the property, which lessens it's value. Now let's get this thread back on topic. Further discussion on Wheatland needs to go to a new thread please. |
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Post by EagleDad on Dec 5, 2007 19:31:28 GMT -6
Back on topic of the Northern Site and St Johns, does anyone have any idea about what would be done about the thingy's and the doohickeys?  Compared to all that, Walmart might not be a bad neighbor. I'd even take a prison. |
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Post by macy on Dec 5, 2007 19:49:02 GMT -6
It'd make a reall great Walmart. Gee, neato! At least the Walmart would bring some property tax relief. ETA: Those are some serious thingies and doohickeys.... I sure hope the data on the danger of those thingiiies are worthy... |
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Post by casey on Dec 5, 2007 19:51:04 GMT -6
Eagledad, your topical map forgets one of the most important doohickeys - the interchange to get on 88. In my opinion, that's one of the biggest drawbacks to that property. I'm with you I don't particularly like the power thingy or the industrial manufacturing doo hickeys. I'm not sure there's much that can be done about them! Can the SB honestly be considering this site  . |
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Post by macy on Dec 5, 2007 19:52:04 GMT -6
are there markings for underground gas mains on your map eagledad?
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Post by gatormom on Dec 5, 2007 19:53:39 GMT -6
It'd make a reall great Walmart. Gee, neato! At least the Walmart would bring some property tax relief. ETA: Those are some serious thingies and doohickeys.... I sure hope the data on the danger of those thingiiies are worthy... Don't know where the school is going but I think it is a bad place to build, just like Macom. Don't like power thingys and don't think it is a good idea to expose kids to them. |
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