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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem IIRC, is that the land for Madison Center abuts Fort Ethan Allen Park, which is a landmark and can't be disturbed. So you can't add on (which they have done at Swanson).

The fact that some buildings can be altered to meet code doesn't mean they all can.

I will say that I think the senior center/county classes argument is malarkey. Not that Madison isn't used for that, but there are a lot of summer camps and school break camps held there, and when I'm dropping off or picking up my kids, I pass a lot of empty rooms. [/quote]

Because of the arrangement of the stairs, the old, historic building would likely have to be gutted. It has a similar layout to the Lee Community Center. The facade would be preserved to appease the preservationists. The site also has a dog park, and an historic fort. The costs open a new school there would be exorbitant, and not worth it because it is not exactly walkable, and Discovery just opened to serve that part of the county.

Reopening Reed would help with the overcrowding in the more central part of N Arlington. [/quote]

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