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Post by steckdad on Aug 8, 2008 20:16:04 GMT -6
Realtors recommend locations, but potential home buyers do the research on their own. Only an idiot would move into any subdivision solely based on information from a realtor. Media has made it a tough sale to purchase in neighborhoods feeding into Metea....atleast until we have an actual fully build school. New family in our gym just bought in the area and although Stonebridge was a great location for accessing the train, the factors surrounding the 3rd HS was a deal breaker for them at this time. Opted for White Eagle instead. I am surprised the union workers are not walking off the site with all the dangers looming at the eola site...... |
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Post by doctorwho on Aug 8, 2008 21:13:43 GMT -6
Let's see, a botched referendum followed by botched enrollment figures and botched boundaries to pass a referendum followed by botched negotiations followed by botched quick take effort followed by a botched condemnation trial followed by a botched land acquisition with a seller backing out .... HOW DARE the Naperville Sun call this a botch-up mess!?! Those were all perfectly legitimate ditches to fall into![/color] especially if your area got a raw deal huh?[/quote] all those items were botched regardless of what deal anyone got - the item that screwed certain areas was a site selection nowhere near the population center , and basically taking Option 6 ( thanks JC ) and enforcing it since Howie wasn't here to say no. If they would have put the school in Bolingbrook where the one site was and sent your area there for HS and to say Crone for MS I'll bet you'd be seeing it differently -- that's equivalent to the deal we got. |
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Post by Arch on Aug 9, 2008 0:38:39 GMT -6
Realtors recommend locations, but potential home buyers do the research on their own. Only an idiot would move into any subdivision solely based on information from a realtor. Media has made it a tough sale to purchase in neighborhoods feeding into Metea....atleast until we have an actual fully build school. New family in our gym just bought in the area and although Stonebridge was a great location for accessing the train, the factors surrounding the 3rd HS was a deal breaker for them at this time. Opted for White Eagle instead. I am surprised the union workers are not walking off the site with all the dangers looming at the eola site...... Everyone sets their own price for safety. |
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Post by doctorwho on Aug 9, 2008 8:02:25 GMT -6
I am surprised the union workers are not walking off the site with all the dangers looming at the eola site...... Everyone sets their own price for safety. Alsoaslight difference -- they're well paid for their risks, we in turn are paying to take risks - no thanks |
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Post by Arch on Aug 9, 2008 9:02:34 GMT -6
Everyone sets their own price for safety. Alsoaslight difference -- they're well paid for their risks, we in turn are paying to take risks - no thanks Exactly my point... they won't work for less than a certain amount of money. |
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Post by steckdad on Aug 9, 2008 11:48:18 GMT -6
[/color] especially if your area got a raw deal huh?[/quote] all those items were botched regardless of what deal anyone got - the item that screwed certain areas was a site selection nowhere near the population center , and basically taking Option 6 ( thanks JC ) and enforcing it since Howie wasn't here to say no. If they would have put the school in Bolingbrook where the one site was and sent your area there for HS and to say Crone for MS I'll bet you'd be seeing it differently -- that's equivalent to the deal we got. [/quote] Knowing that all the above was out of my personal control, rather than hitting my head against a brick wall I would move to a location where my child would attend the school of our choice. Kinda Like I did a year and 1/2 ago..... |
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Post by doctorwho on Aug 9, 2008 13:28:40 GMT -6
all those items were botched regardless of what deal anyone got - the item that screwed certain areas was a site selection nowhere near the population center , and basically taking Option 6 ( thanks JC ) and enforcing it since Howie wasn't here to say no. If they would have put the school in Bolingbrook where the one site was and sent your area there for HS and to say Crone for MS I'll bet you'd be seeing it differently -- that's equivalent to the deal we got. Knowing that all the above was out of my personal control, rather than hitting my head against a brick wall I would move to a location where my child would attend the school of our choice. Kinda Like I did a year and 1/2 ago..... Not hitting my head against a wall - I accomplished what you did without moving. Unfortunately not all my friends and neighbors were able to do the same thing for various reasons. the sad thing is no one here should have had to if a little common sense had been applied instead of stupidity ( at best - back door deals at worst ) |
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Post by d204mom on Aug 10, 2008 15:13:20 GMT -6
all those items were botched regardless of what deal anyone got - the item that screwed certain areas was a site selection nowhere near the population center , and basically taking Option 6 ( thanks JC ) and enforcing it since Howie wasn't here to say no. If they would have put the school in Bolingbrook where the one site was and sent your area there for HS and to say Crone for MS I'll bet you'd be seeing it differently -- that's equivalent to the deal we got. Knowing that all the above was out of my personal control, rather than hitting my head against a brick wall I would move to a location where my child would attend the school of our choice. Kinda Like I did a year and 1/2 ago..... WOW you sound confident about not getting shifted around in the next year. Boundaries are fluid - you took a big chance thinking that you will stay at "the school of your choice" Is there something wrong with the other schools that are not your "choice"? What exactly makes one school "choice" over another, in your opinion? |
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Post by d204mom on Aug 10, 2008 15:16:54 GMT -6
I am surprised the union workers are not walking off the site with all the dangers looming at the eola site...... Everyone sets their own price for safety. Last I heard, when it comes to electrical contractors, only 2 out of 100 even want the job. And they want double the going rate to do it. |
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Post by d204mom on Aug 10, 2008 15:48:26 GMT -6
Let's see, a botched referendum followed by botched enrollment figures and botched boundaries to pass a referendum followed by botched negotiations followed by botched quick take effort followed by a botched condemnation trial followed by a botched land acquisition with a seller backing out .... HOW DARE the Naperville Sun call this a botch-up mess!?! Those were all perfectly legitimate ditches to fall into![/color] especially if your area got a raw deal huh?[/quote] How do you define "a raw deal"? Does it tie into being assigned to a school that you define as not "choice"? |
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Post by oldmanpotter on Aug 10, 2008 16:42:14 GMT -6
[/color] especially if your area got a raw deal huh?[/quote] How do you define "a raw deal"? Does it tie into being assigned to a school that you define as not "choice"? [/quote] I think it depends on the individual and how he/she percives it. If you moved here for your kid to specificly go to NV then yes you got a major raw deal if you were changed to whatever other school regardless of which. Then again in this type of thing someone always gets the short end of the stick. Evidently you did 204 mom as you see it. |
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Post by d204mom on Aug 11, 2008 9:30:34 GMT -6
How do you define "a raw deal"? Does it tie into being assigned to a school that you define as not "choice"? I think it depends on the individual and how he/she percives it. If you moved here for your kid to specificly go to NV then yes you got a major raw deal if you were changed to whatever other school regardless of which. Then again in this type of thing someone always gets the short end of the stick. Evidently you did 204 mom as you see it. How can you tell I see it as the short end of the stick? I'm wearing a white shirt and calling people names - that means I'm happy, right? Here's the funny thing. We are all supposed to be happy about the school we are assigned to because we live in such a great district. Remember Bruce Glawe's holier-than-thou speech at the Jan board meeting? Then it's ok for steckdad to tell everyone to just move around the district to attend the school of their choice. It's ok for hundreds of Owen East parents to sign a petition asking to move their kids OUT of Metea. Why no sneering entitlement speeches for them? Oh, and no one got the "short end of the stick" or a "raw deal" (not my words) because they're going to run double busses with gas at $4 a gallon, remember?  There was a pretty map with lines & travel times from all the elementary schools - remember - it looked like a Southwest airlines napkin. Oh, and there was the retraction of the site selection report from 2 years ago that called the Eola site a danger to our children. Ooops, wait a minute, that never happened. |
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Post by oldmanpotter on Aug 11, 2008 10:05:20 GMT -6
Well 204mom I am not disagreeing with you. The whole thing would have been laughable if the situation wasn't so serious. I get a kick out of your mention of Southwest. (or Southworst as I call it) You have a point there. Well the SB are elected officials after all. Like our elected politicians a job qualification is how well they lie. Well that is how they get elected isn't it? But like in Chicago who cares just so long as the garbage is picked up and the streets are kept clean.
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Post by Arch on Aug 11, 2008 10:16:41 GMT -6
Diesel is more than $4/gallon... the busses run on diesel.
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Post by steckdad on Aug 11, 2008 20:11:53 GMT -6
Knowing that all the above was out of my personal control, rather than hitting my head against a brick wall I would move to a location where my child would attend the school of our choice. Kinda Like I did a year and 1/2 ago..... WOW you sound confident about not getting shifted around in the next year. Boundaries are fluid - you took a big chance thinking that you will stay at "the school of your choice" Is there something wrong with the other schools that are not your "choice"? What exactly makes one school "choice" over another, in your opinion? sorry...I mis-spoke I meant school district...but if I was as miserable er unhappy as some on this board, I might move to another home to secure a closer commute.... |
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There was a pretty map with lines & travel times from all the elementary schools - remember - it looked like a Southwest airlines napkin. Oh, and there was the retraction of the site selection report from 2 years ago that called the Eola site a danger to our children. Ooops, wait a minute, that never happened.