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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is ridiculous.  With so many other pressing needs on the capital side around the city even at schools that are doing quite well, spending this kind of money at a practically brand spanking new school is insane.  Murch construction is just a twinkle in DGS' eye at this point in time.  Hearst and Mann haven't even begun yet and they are going to start this in the next few weeks.  Families from around the city want to improve middle schools so Deal and maybe Stuart-Hobson and Hardy are not the only acceptable choices (in their view).  Maybe build a new middle school "EOTP".

I am a Ward 3 voter and I will vote against Mary Cheh if this goes through.
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Well it is a completely done deal. Was as of last spring. Construction begins in a few days.[/quote]

It is news to the rest of us! How on earth did this school get two renovations above other more needy sites?[/quote]

So was the extension of the lease of the Old Hardy School to the Lab School.  Call and email.

Besides even if it does go through it still makes sense to have your voice heard.  The next time I hear that we don't have money for X, I am going to remind them of the almost $5 million additional renovation they did for a school that already has two gyms (2!!!) and an underground parking garage.[/quote]

Why on earth does it make sense to continue to pour resources into only one school in all of the city? Does the school really have two gyms? [/quote]

Some people here seem to be a bit hard of hearing. A previous post mentioned that Dunbar just unveiled a new shiny building for $122 million dollars. As in, TWENTY FIVE TIMES MORE than the $5 million Janney renovation (based on what people say here, I'm not a Janney parent).

People, I am a bit mystified here. Why the apparent outrage over a $5 million renovation at a school that is clearly working well and needs to prepare to accommodate more students, vs the radio silence over a $122 million new building for a failing school with unclear prospects?

I am outraged that own own school doesn't get the facilities we need and deserve. But that has much more to do with the Dunbars than with the Janneys.

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Well, uh our esteemed mayor is a proud Dunbar graduate.  I think the general consensus in this town with respect at least to high school facilities (lacking any well thought out plan) is to throw money at something with the expectation that it will get better.  More specifically, the growing elementary school bubble will eventually burst and then the bright shiny new high school will be ready to receive all the Ward 3 kids in about 10-15 years.  Just watch...[/quote]

Given that close to half of the full student body at Wilson is out-boundary, Wilson is overcrowded, and Dunbar has a $122 million bright shiny new school without the students to fill it, perhaps the city has a rational plan in place so that a significant portion of potential Wilson OOBs end up in Dunbar instead? [/quote]

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