Hello Tom, IMHO, it certainly is a financial problem. How many more teachers will be needed to populate a new school? (think pensions, healthcare, etc.). What is cost of borrowing money to the community? What's the annual cost to maintain the upkeep of this new school? I don't think busing is going to go away... Very large sums of money…
Hello Tom, IMHO, it certainly is a financial problem. How many more teachers will be needed to populate a new school? (think pensions, healthcare, etc.). What is cost of borrowing money to the community? What's the annual cost to maintain the upkeep of this new school? I don't think busing is going to go away... Very large sums of money are flying out the door for pet projects in the community ($6.3 Mil for an animal shelter, the more than double costing Crown Center +$60 MIL , the proposal to sell off the Civic Center and relocate a new one downtown - another $50 - 100 Mil...) It's getting harder to afford living here and people are leaving town due to the very high cost of living. And let's not forget the current $250 Mil in pension obligations...
I'm not arguing with you; I just think there are a lot of unknowns with the new school that neither you nor I can really answer sufficiently. The reality (like with most things) is somewhere in the middle between the most dire and the most optimistic.
Also, people are leaving town but new people are moving in. It's not like there are abandoned houses all over the place. I still can't afford a house here...
I do appreciate your comments - keep it coming! The more we all talk about this stuff in the open, the more likely we are to have outcomes that land in the middle instead of the extremes! Reasonable disagreements are part of the democratic process!
Also, I haven't looked much into city stuff yet but that's coming. I have a lot to say about some of those projects...
Hello Tom, IMHO, it certainly is a financial problem. How many more teachers will be needed to populate a new school? (think pensions, healthcare, etc.). What is cost of borrowing money to the community? What's the annual cost to maintain the upkeep of this new school? I don't think busing is going to go away... Very large sums of money are flying out the door for pet projects in the community ($6.3 Mil for an animal shelter, the more than double costing Crown Center +$60 MIL , the proposal to sell off the Civic Center and relocate a new one downtown - another $50 - 100 Mil...) It's getting harder to afford living here and people are leaving town due to the very high cost of living. And let's not forget the current $250 Mil in pension obligations...
I'm not arguing with you; I just think there are a lot of unknowns with the new school that neither you nor I can really answer sufficiently. The reality (like with most things) is somewhere in the middle between the most dire and the most optimistic.
Also, people are leaving town but new people are moving in. It's not like there are abandoned houses all over the place. I still can't afford a house here...
I do appreciate your comments - keep it coming! The more we all talk about this stuff in the open, the more likely we are to have outcomes that land in the middle instead of the extremes! Reasonable disagreements are part of the democratic process!
Also, I haven't looked much into city stuff yet but that's coming. I have a lot to say about some of those projects...