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[bob]

wvhsmomcares said:

CV is inmaterial.

LOL

[wvhsmomcares]

OK, "utterly ridiculous" - who would say this Bob : )

[wvhsmomcares]

I'm telling you: you know who politicians call when they are running for election in this town: M2 and JC. Period. : )

[momof3]

wvhsparent said:

From the responses I got for 3 of the members, they are looking at all the properties...even St. Johns (This was from M2).
While I am not confident they will change sites (go north) I am still holding on to a glimmer of hope.

thanks for the info parent - 2 questions - 1 - Did you ask for a reply? 2 - when you say all of the properties does that include the quarry @ 111th and the farm along 59?

[bob]

wvhsmomcares said:

OK, "utterly ridiculous" - who would say this Bob : )

a farmer? get it?

[doctorwho]

wvhsmomcares said:

I'm telling you: you know who politicians call when they are running for election in this town: M2 and JC. Period. : )

which town would that be since one lives in Aurora and one lives in Naperville ? And to me it seems like most politicians in either town are very lax on knowledge of 204 - IMHO

[wvhsmomcares]

Thus, I'm alright with the two of them stearing the ship - but they may need some public input so that they do not seem like they are making decisions without residents input. Thus, tomorrow night they can do what they want, it's just their supporters and people who fear them are hoping they'll give a fair shake to both properties.

[wvhsmomcares]

You know Bob : )

[warriorpride]

wvhsmomcares said:

Thus, if BB is better option, then let's be able to compare the two equally. I think the SB just needs to hear that residents care about it. I think they do care about it too (SB), but it's only right that the public know the difference.

Since you're new here wvhsmomcares, something that's been discussed here is that while there are some know costs & factors, there are still some unknowns and there are some subjective considerations, too. So "better" may be in the eye of the beholder.

I think the SB knows that mnay people care about this, including the vocal minority that was against the referendum, and the vocal minority that is not happy with the boundaries and or the BB site. The SB is to decide what's best for the district as a whole. I'd be willing to bet they've gotten plenty of input over the last few weeks and have considered it. I don't think anyone will ave anything new or interesting to say - it'll all be retreaded material, conjecture, inaccurate "information", and possibly some emotional speaches about fiscal responsibility. I don't have a bottomless pocket, either, but $ can't be the only focus here.

[wvhsparent]

momof3 said:

wvhsparent said:

From the responses I got for 3 of the members, they are looking at all the properties...even St. Johns (This was from M2).
While I am not confident they will change sites (go north) I am still holding on to a glimmer of hope.

thanks for the info parent - 2 questions - 1 - Did you ask for a reply? 2 - when you say all of the properties does that include the quarry @ 111th and the farm along 59?

No I did not ask for a reply, but I think they know who I am because of here. I also gave them my name and number. No hiding behind screen names.
They did not specifically list the properties, other than M2 mentioning St. Johns, probably from other exchanges I have had with him.

[wvhsparent]

bob said:

wvhsmomcares said:

OK, "utterly ridiculous" - who would say this Bob : )

a farmer? get it?

That would have been "Udderly"

[slp]

I have an observation to make.

It appears that some in the community want to micro-manage a process that they are not privy to.

If the school board acts within their authority and remain within the $124M budget there is no justification for any outbursts or demands from taxpayers.

If the school board has a reckless disregard for the authority given to them and attempt to spend well over the budget, then I'll be a bit upset at that point. For now, I don't follow the logic of those pitted against the actions of the school board.

We recently moved here from a northern suburb to make my commute a bit more tolerable. One thing that attracted us to Naperville was the school system here. Work associates tell me that while there are those that are always unhappy with the district no matter what they do, that the district has always provided a quality education to their kids. That is what I am concerned with. I don't understand all of this micro-managing.

[warriorpride]

slp said:

I have an observation to make.

It appears that some in the community want to micro-manage a process that they are not privy to.

If the school board acts within their authority and remain within the $124M budget there is no justification for any outbursts or demands from taxpayers.

If the school board has a reckless disregard for the authority given to them and attempt to spend well over the budget, then I'll be a bit upset at that point. For now, I don't follow the logic of those pitted against the actions of the school board.

We recently moved here from a northern suburb to make my commute a bit more tolerable. One thing that attracted us to Naperville was the school system here. Work associates tell me that while there are those that are always unhappy with the district no matter what they do, that the district has always provided a quality education to their kids. That is what I am concerned with. I don't understand all of this micro-managing.

the answer was provided earlier in the thread:

movingforward said:

I took the liberty of transfering a post from another thread because it was very well said by justvote:

..... If a quality school can be built for the agreed upon price ($124MM) it makes absolutely no difference what percentage of the cost is land and what percentage of the cost is building.

The voters have spoken. The only ones who now want a "do-over" are those who have never wanted a third high school or those didn't like the boundaries.

At the end of the day, nothing has changed that would warrant a "do-over" UNLESS the product in question cannot be delivered at the agreed upon price. End of story.

[momof3]

slp said:

I have an observation to make.

It appears that some in the community want to micro-manage a process that they are not privy to.

If the school board acts within their authority and remain within the $124M budget there is no justification for any outbursts or demands from taxpayers.

If the school board has a reckless disregard for the authority given to them and attempt to spend well over the budget, then I'll be a bit upset at that point. For now, I don't follow the logic of those pitted against the actions of the school board.

We recently moved here from a northern suburb to make my commute a bit more tolerable. One thing that attracted us to Naperville was the school system here. Work associates tell me that while there are those that are always unhappy with the district no matter what they do, that the district has always provided a quality education to their kids. That is what I am concerned with. I don't understand all of this micro-managing.

I don't know when you moved here, however, during the last school board election, every incumbent running was re-elected. That leads me to believe the majority of the voting public in the district agrees with you.

[wvhsparent]

slp said:

I have an observation to make.

It appears that some in the community want to micro-manage a process that they are not privy to.

If the school board acts within their authority and remain within the $124M budget there is no justification for any outbursts or demands from taxpayers.

If the school board has a reckless disregard for the authority given to them and attempt to spend well over the budget, then I'll be a bit upset at that point. For now, I don't follow the logic of those pitted against the actions of the school board.

We recently moved here from a northern suburb to make my commute a bit more tolerable. One thing that attracted us to Naperville was the school system here. Work associates tell me that while there are those that are always unhappy with the district no matter what they do, that the district has always provided a quality education to their kids. That is what I am concerned with. I don't understand all of this micro-managing.

Nicely put slp.
One Question - What are the schools you are assigned to?