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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would have been cheaper and simpler to renovate Murch's 85-year-old existing building, which was designed to hold ~400 kids  and then build another elementary school in Ward 3 for the other ~300 students. Instead, the city insists on squeezing 700 kids on the site, which requires a huge addition that covers up more than half the playground. No vision. [/quote]

Completely agree. The remodels seem to ignore or defy projections. Wasn't Hearst just remodeled for only 300 students? The planning, or rather lack of, show the ongoing incompetence in Dcps. [/quote]

Same thing happened at Stoddert. Renovated with the new space open for the 2010-11 SY for the same planned population (around 280, I think). Flash forward 6 short years at enrollment is around 420 with trailers added two years ago. It's absurd to build a beautiful new school and not anticipate that it will attract lots of new families. The lack of planning is pretty breathtaking. [/quote]

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