Dist. 204 can't afford Metea site

[casey]

momof3 said:

I am hoping that they are further along with another property but they didn't want to take BB off the table completely until another property is sewn up.

Filing that motion was an easy way to keep BB on the table.

That's exactly what I think. IMO, another site is now numero uno but they can't completely give up BB. Let's just hope we're not investing more time or $$ (legal costs) into pursuing BB.

[Arch]

I can understand trying the court route, but I really hope they spend nothing or next to nothing on the 'filing'. For the rest, just come up with a price that they need to drop to, otherwise tell them to keep their land and move on down the list to #2 and say BuhBye to the estate.

[warriorpride]

Btw, I'd be happy to send my kids to a new school that was only missing a football field and a pool

[macy]

Not me..

I would guess not many others either.

No pool, no fields, no dice....

Warriorpride, no offense, but I think that might be an important "equitable" part of a high school experience that many of us expect Metea to provide.

[concernedtaxpayer]

It is very said that the SB does not get it. They want to play games at the expense of our children and our tax $

[warriorpride]

macy said:

Not me..

I would guess not many others either.

No pool, no fields, no dice....

Warriorpride, no offense, but I think that might be an important "equitable" part of a high school experience that many of us expect Metea to provide.

I personally think that if the only thing preventing the SB from going with BB is a pool and a stadium, that's a shame.

[macy]

I think that wouldn't be fair to those that supported the referendum who were of the opinion that the high school would be equitable in terms of facilities.

Also, don't you think most people would be very angry if they built Metea without those facilities?

What about building a magnet school? Talked about, but not agreed upon because it wasn't "equitable".

If they went ahead and build a school that was not equal to WVHS or NVHS in terms of facilities, wow. I would think there would be lawsuits, extreme displeasure throughout the district.

[proschool]

I don't see how they are going to build a comparable school without spending more money.

[macy]

proschool said:

I don't see how they are going to build a comparable school without spending more money.

Find a different site. No?

[warriorpride]

macy said:

I think that wouldn't be fair to those that supported the referendum who were of the opinion that the high school would be equitable in terms of facilities.

Also, don't you think most people would be very angry if they built Metea without those facilities?

What about building a magnet school? Talked about, but not agreed upon because it wasn't "equitable".

If they went ahead and build a school that was not equal to WVHS or NVHS in terms of facilities, wow. I would think there would be lawsuits, extreme displeasure throughout the district.

I think a majority of people wouldn't care at all, just as it's always been. As I mentioned before, no matter what the solution, there are going to be unhappy people. How about I sue the SD for not getting a school opened in 2009? That was pretty much promised, too.

ETA: and how about some people sue because they thought they were voting on boundaries? or sue because an inferior location will be picked?

"Fair" is a subjective term - it means something different to each person

[macy]

Oh, I think a vast majority of people would care.

How can there be an assumption that it would fly?

I think that would be an even bigger issue than boundaries. Much more emotional! Maybe not to you, or even me, but to many.

That would not be at all what voters approved.

I would rather see a magnet school for music or academics than a school built without athletic fields or a pool, but I still don't see how that can be done without voter approval.

No way can you say it's okay to go with BB and cut facilities without ruling out other alternatives. Even if there are no other land options available, some might choose to deal with overcrowding as the lesser evil.

[macy]

proschool said:

I don't see how they are going to build a comparable school without spending more money.

How about if they can find a site for the school to fit on with a price less than 518K (plus damages) per acre?

No? Why wouldn't that work?

[proschool]

macy said:

proschool said:

I don't see how they are going to build a comparable school without spending more money.

Find a different site. No?

I don't know. Add 9 million in construction costs due to the delayed start. Then you need 80 acres of land. Perhaps 60 acres of buildable land at macom will be enough but that comes at a price too.

Of course you can sell some land that the district owns already... but isn't that the same as spending more money?

[macy]

good question Proschool.. I wonder the same thing.

What a nightmare. Sick of thinking and worrying about it.

[Arch]

The promise was to not come back to the taxpayers for it... Spending more money was not out of the question... just coming back to the taxpayers for it was.

All in all though, I'd still open up a little wider to just get it done.

I've had people underestimate a job and apologize about it and admit they messed up the estimate.. I still payed them the proper amount (what it should have been) because we all make mistakes. I know that's not the norm of behavior around here, but that's the way I am about it. We need the school, build the ()#*&$ school and make it as equal as possible in the best location possible. Duh, things go over budget.. Welcome to reality. At the end of the day, the kids need the school.