We're in the same boat. I just sent an email to both mayors letting them know I'd never vote to give this board more money. I also urged the mayors to request that the board follow Grossi's advice and pause construction.
We're in the same boat. I just sent an email to both mayors letting them know I'd never vote to give this board more money. I also urged the mayors to request that the board follow Grossi's advice and pause construction.
Pause construction with what as the intended plan? If it's a pause till, say, May 2025, you can leave the field of dirt. If it's an indefinite pause, we have to spend $1M to restore the field plus any kind of early payment penalties for trying to unwind the lease certs...but hey, maybe the city will still pop the $200k for the new track!
I'd say pause at the very least long enough to see just how much the consultants recommend cutting from the district and if they're comfortable with the consequences (you know, like the whole comprehensive plan they should have done before borrowing the money in the first place). Ideally we'd have access to two scenarios -- what state we'd be in with the new school and without. Of course shopping for a consultant could all be a show because they probably already know what they want to cut/close.
Even better if they pause until May and we have a (hopefully competent) new board to oversee things.
We're in the same boat. I just sent an email to both mayors letting them know I'd never vote to give this board more money. I also urged the mayors to request that the board follow Grossi's advice and pause construction.
Pause construction with what as the intended plan? If it's a pause till, say, May 2025, you can leave the field of dirt. If it's an indefinite pause, we have to spend $1M to restore the field plus any kind of early payment penalties for trying to unwind the lease certs...but hey, maybe the city will still pop the $200k for the new track!
I'd say pause at the very least long enough to see just how much the consultants recommend cutting from the district and if they're comfortable with the consequences (you know, like the whole comprehensive plan they should have done before borrowing the money in the first place). Ideally we'd have access to two scenarios -- what state we'd be in with the new school and without. Of course shopping for a consultant could all be a show because they probably already know what they want to cut/close.
Even better if they pause until May and we have a (hopefully competent) new board to oversee things.