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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what is Oyster going to do with the $4M?[/quote]
You should ask Oyster-Adams.  I saw someone earlier posted that the money was for Adams, not Oyster, which makes sense because it's #27 on the list, has never been renovated, and received the worst possible "poor" score for the condition of its facilities.  Would you rather your child was attending an unrenovated school with poor faciltiies but a $4 million promised budget for the future, or a school with good facilities that is [b]90% renovated[/b] in the past few years and no current budget for future renovation?  I know which I'd pick.[/quote]

I would actually not characterize Shepherd as 90% renovated--we're not talking final coats of paint, etc.  Whatever the percentage, what's left [b]are really important bits[/b].  Not to get too much in the weeds, but the kitchen (fire hazard for students with mobility issues) and cafeteria (not ADA-compliant) were pushed back in the multi-phase renovation schedule to accommodate other parts that, it turned out, needed to be completed earlier in the timeline (plumbing and electrical).  But, they are still important parts of the overall renovation, and the decision to push them back should not be interpreted as meaning they're less of a priority than what's been completed thus far.[/quote]

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