tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post1141122409013465660..comments2023-05-26T06:23:56.846-04:00Comments on OurConcord.com: More study needed on elementary school consolidation planTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08248633195693368939noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-31292826141892450722008-12-08T11:36:00.000-05:002008-12-08T11:36:00.000-05:00Hi Jennie, First, I DON'T WORK FOR THE MONITOR! Ho...Hi Jennie, <BR/><BR/>First, <B>I DON'T WORK FOR THE MONITOR!</B> How many times do I have to tell people that? <BR/><BR/>Second, the Monitor's editorial board has <B>ALWAYS SUPPORTED</B> consolidation. In fact, I think they have written three or four editorials supporting the plan, even before some of the details were unveiled. <BR/><BR/>Third, if you looked deeper into the numbers, you would find that the alternatives <B>ARE NOT</B> "too costly" ... in fact, they are the only affordable option. When all is said and done, this plan is going to be in the $90 million to $100 million range. Even spread out over 35 to 40 years, that is just too much money. <BR/><BR/>I think if you are that concerned about reporter performance, you should take it up with the editors at the Concord Monitor. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and commenting.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248633195693368939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-13665208177833299112008-12-08T09:26:00.000-05:002008-12-08T09:26:00.000-05:00Consolidation has not been a done deal since day o...Consolidation has not been a done deal since day one, but the alternatives are too costly, and the results are bad.<BR/>Tony you obviously work for the monitor, the monitor is so biased it is ridculous, one of the reasons is that Meg, can't seem to get the numbers correctly, she might not understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-43686753559353060362008-12-02T07:44:00.000-05:002008-12-02T07:44:00.000-05:00Consolidation has been a "done deal" from day one....Consolidation has been a "done deal" from day one. Dam the torpedos, full speed ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-85795803901325179412008-12-02T00:23:00.000-05:002008-12-02T00:23:00.000-05:00Why shouldn't they have a gym. Every child should ...Why shouldn't they have a gym. Every child should be given the same opportunity,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-17154197025328406132008-11-30T23:54:00.000-05:002008-11-30T23:54:00.000-05:00I was watching a replay of some of the school boar...I was watching a replay of some of the school board meetings and it was interesting to hear the lame ducks talk about how bad they think the Dore Whittier was. How do we know that the new numbers are any better. Marty also got all agitated by the fact that the PTO had to kick into buy pads for the pillars in the basement multi-purpose room for Eastman. Sorry, but that sounds like the New Hampshire way, kicking in a smaller amount to make for a reasonble solution (and what exactly do K-2 graders need a full gym for?). I am glad that there seems to be some momemtum for re-evaluating the East Side consolidation (thanks Jenny for being explicit about that!), but in any case we need better information, with any an all assumptions explicitly called out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-84704239037331410552008-11-29T18:31:00.000-05:002008-11-29T18:31:00.000-05:00Who is the THEY that has been studying it since 19...Who is the THEY that has been studying it since 1994? A school board that is not representative of the entire city? When the entire community was finally involved via public hearings they said "NO" we like the idea of neighborhood schools. the <BR/>Dore Whittier report which the school board swept under the rug woould indicate that renovation is cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-15085308168655462432008-11-29T10:02:00.000-05:002008-11-29T10:02:00.000-05:00With all due respect Anon7:40, I don't need to tal...With all due respect Anon7:40, I don't need to talk to Cashman. I've been covering school boards as a journalist for years and years. I have been through this process many times before in other cities and towns. I know what to look for. I have also spent a lot of time analyzing this issue. <BR/>I've looked at the spreadsheets that Cashman has produced and he has low-balled capacity at Walker and Rumford in order to make consolidation look more affordable. If, however, you plug in the correct capacity figures of the two schools, renovation turns out to be millions less than consolidation. Combined with the other things I mentioned in my column and the verdict is overwhelming: Renovating Concord's small neighborhood schools is in the best interest of our elementary school children. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and commenting.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248633195693368939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113822124880734978.post-4962388030693083142008-11-29T07:40:00.000-05:002008-11-29T07:40:00.000-05:00o, they have been studying it since 1994, they nee...o, they have been studying it since 1994, they need to just do it.<BR/><BR/>For everyone who complains, no one has ever sat down with Matt Cashman and gone over numbers. It is cheaper year by year, to build new schools, rather than to retro fit them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com