Anonymous wrote:How about we start by restoring the community centers to their original purpose? There are plenty of private gyms, and I don’t think providing entertainment to a handful of seniors counts as a “core government service.”

I do, you ageist piece of shit.

Anonymous wrote:And start building schools where they are needed and make sense and stop with this nonsense. Think about all the time and resources being spent with this ridiculous effort to shift around all the schools because the county built too many schools in one area. Crazy. How much money will it cost to move schools? More than what it would have cost to pay fair market value to purchase homes and build a school on a lot where it makes sense.

Excellent idea. What's your address?

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Anonymous wrote:Churches could pony up space for preschool programs. Break Montessori down into a few smaller programs held at various churches. Many churches are struggling anyway to make financial ends meet. It is why they are more than happy to turn their buildings over to APAH. Why can’t the County offer a similar financial incentive and support to use the space for APS?

APS-provided preschool programs have to follow largely the same code requirements that the public elementary/middle/high schools do. You'll be hard-pressed to find a church that meets those requirements, especially one that doesn't already have a thriving preschool program of its own that it won't want to disband. Good church-based preschools bring families into the church in the way an APS preschool expansion won't.

Madison Center, Lee Center...plenty of places to find space for preschool classrooms (heck these used to be schools).

Those are owned by the county board, not APS, and the county board historically has not been willing to give land to APS, they only want to do land swaps. APS is running short of viable properties to swap. If you don't like that answer, take it up with the county board.

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Anonymous wrote:Churches could pony up space for preschool programs. Break Montessori down into a few smaller programs held at various churches. Many churches are struggling anyway to make financial ends meet. It is why they are more than happy to turn their buildings over to APAH. Why can’t the County offer a similar financial incentive and support to use the space for APS?

APS-provided preschool programs have to follow largely the same code requirements that the public elementary/middle/high schools do. You'll be hard-pressed to find a church that meets those requirements, especially one that doesn't already have a thriving preschool program of its own that it won't want to disband. Good church-based preschools bring families into the church in the way an APS preschool expansion won't.

Madison Center, Lee Center...plenty of places to find space for preschool classrooms (heck these used to be schools).

How about we start by restoring the community centers to their original purpose? There are plenty of private gyms, and I don’t think providing entertainment to a handful of seniors counts as a “core government service.”

Sure the business owners, the citizens who frequent these businesses, and the homeowners won't mind at all when the government forces them off their property. They'll totally understand this is preferable to the hardship of being forced to see a neighborhood school become an option school.

You see Business Owner/Home Owner, it's not fair that Johnny would have to leave the school he's always gone to and ride a bus to get to school...can't you understand??

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Anonymous wrote:And start building schools where they are needed and make sense and stop with this nonsense. Think about all the time and resources being spent with this ridiculous effort to shift around all the schools because the county built too many schools in one area. Crazy. How much money will it cost to move schools? More than what it would have cost to pay fair market value to purchase homes and build a school on a lot where it makes sense.

I hope it's your house they acquire through eminent domain, OP.

I’m guessing op is thinking of non residential real estate.
Strip malls
Churches
Golf courses

I took the bolded to mean residential homes.

Are you saying the Lee-Harrison Starbucks isn't my home away from home? Because I bet they'd beg to differ.

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Anonymous wrote:And start building schools where they are needed and make sense and stop with this nonsense. Think about all the time and resources being spent with this ridiculous effort to shift around all the schools because the county built too many schools in one area. Crazy. How much money will it cost to move schools? More than what it would have cost to pay fair market value to purchase homes and build a school on a lot where it makes sense.

I hope it's your house they acquire through eminent domain, OP.

I’m guessing op is thinking of non residential real estate.
Strip malls
Churches
Golf courses

I took the bolded to mean residential homes.

Anonymous wrote:Churches could pony up space for preschool programs. Break Montessori down into a few smaller programs held at various churches. Many churches are struggling anyway to make financial ends meet. It is why they are more than happy to turn their buildings over to APAH. Why can’t the County offer a similar financial incentive and support to use the space for APS?

APS-provided preschool programs have to follow largely the same code requirements that the public elementary/middle/high schools do. You'll be hard-pressed to find a church that meets those requirements, especially one that doesn't already have a thriving preschool program of its own that it won't want to disband. Good church-based preschools bring families into the church in the way an APS preschool expansion won't.

Churches could pony up space for preschool programs. Break Montessori down into a few smaller programs held at various churches. Many churches are struggling anyway to make financial ends meet. It is why they are more than happy to turn their buildings over to APAH. Why can’t the County offer a similar financial incentive and support to use the space for APS?

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Anonymous wrote:And start building schools where they are needed and make sense and stop with this nonsense. Think about all the time and resources being spent with this ridiculous effort to shift around all the schools because the county built too many schools in one area. Crazy. How much money will it cost to move schools? More than what it would have cost to pay fair market value to purchase homes and build a school on a lot where it makes sense.

I hope it's your house they acquire through eminent domain, OP.

I’m guessing op is thinking of non residential real estate.
Strip malls
Churches
Golf courses

A couple of churches have sold/rebuilt as other spaces (apartments) -- and retained part of the space for the church.

Are there are large church lots though - large enough for a school?

Anonymous wrote:Or just rent an empty office building temporarily or long term. Certainly plenty of them.

+1

Or just rent an empty office building temporarily or long term. Certainly plenty of them.

Stripmalls for the win. Perhaps a car dealership too? Throw in an office park and a supermarket, if necessary.