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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Matt Frumin dug through the budget and pulled together a lot of numbers which he has analyzed here:

http://www.matthewfrumin.com

This is the clearest explanation that I have seen of the impact of Bowser's budget. I support Duke Ellington and want it to have a world class facility. But Frumin makes clear that budget realities combined with Ellington's increasing cost are really negatively impacting other school modernization. [b]It seems entirely reasonable to revisit the budget [/b]and reconsider whether Ellington really need all of those funds.
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Agreed, and I'm an Ellington fan. My child was accepted there, although he chose to go elsewhere, and I wish the school every success.

For comparison purposes:

$178+ million to modernize Ellington according to the Frumin piece (http://www.matthewfrumin.com/)

vs.

$150 million for a fabulous project to transform the Commons at Yale into a world class performing arts space, with $20 million left over for programming and operations. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/arts/design/stephen-a-schwarzmangives-150-million-for-yale-cultural-hub.html

For those saying (absurdly) that the Ellington renovation is "almost complete," they haven't finished the first year of the initially projected 2+ project years, and by all published accounts, they are behind schedule for a variety of reasons.

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