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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]DCPS told the SIT two weeks ago that swing space costs wouldn't come out of the renovation budget...but also that the project is underbudgeted by $10M. So we rallied (thank you to all of the DCUM friends who helped!) and got the budget increased by $10M...only to be told that, actually, we do have to pay for swing space out of the renovation budget. Oops! So the additional $10M will pay for that and some other incidentals, and we're still $10M short. 
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Was there any explanation about why you were wrongly told that the swing space costs wouldn't come out of the renovation budget? That seems like a pretty big detail to get wrong. If that is the level of incompetence with which you are dealing, I'm afraid the chance of success of this project is not high. The frustration level within the Murch community must be off the charts. 
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Nope. Lots of head-hanging, shrugging, and "yeah, I know"-ing from the DCPS guy; DGS didn't bother to show up at the community meeting. Guess Kenny is over it.

I suspect DCPS/DGS assumed we'd never get the $10M added, so they were resigned to eating the swing space costs. But when that $10M showed up, they reneged.

The incompetence and disregard for the community--and kids--is mind-blowing.

(I'll also note that Mary Cheh didn't show up. She sent one of her people, instead. So we can tell how important this is to her.)[/quote]

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