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Joe Hare says with right answers from Board, he'd vote Yes He's undecided, but wants right answers from Mr. Treece and the Adair County School Board. Wants to know circumstances on how Col. Casey got in the shape it's in; why building a new school is better than remodeling old school; wants to know who will be in charge of the construction of new school Comment by Joe Hare I have listened to a lot of pros and cons for the so called "nickel" tax, which is actually closer to 6 cents than it is a nickel. Let me say that I have not committed to anyone as to whether I am for or against this tax. I have been leaning toward being in favor and voting for it, as I have a grandson in school, and I realize the importance of a good education for all children. I know that something has to be done as there are problems at CWC. With that said, there are some things that cause me to think that it may be better to vote against the tax. The first thing is my not understanding how this school got in the shape it is in, when sitting next door is the old high school which is at least 10 years older and it recently underwent some remodeling. It seems to be in good shape as we are not hearing a lot of complaining about any problems. So can CWC reasonably be remodeled? I would like to see figures to compare the amount of tax needed to pay for a, number 1, Class A, remodel and repair job on the old school. The figures I would like to see are not the total cost or bottom line, but rather what it would cost us in taxes over the next 15 years. I understand that to remodel, the school system would not be able to obtain state monies, but again that is our tax money they are getting there, so it is costing us again. We Americans have all become very dependant on our government (state and federal), to give us a handout no matter what shape we get into, to bail us out. It is real easy to accept these state and federal monies for any project as it really sounds good. Maybe it's time we buy what we can pay for, and stop looking for handouts that continues to tax us all ever time we turn around, from the state and federal governments. There have been some figures put out to us, I don't remember a lot of the details, but I think there was $9-$11 million estimated to build a new school. I find it hard to comprehend that it would cost anywhere near half that to repair and remodel the old school. Would the $3 million that the proposed "nickel tax" amounts to, cover a nice repair and remodel at CWC? Could this be done and cost us less to fund in the end? Architects and engineers like to see large new buildings, as their pay is usually a percentage of the total cost to construct, so the more we spend the more they make. So to the Adair County School Board, show us that you have weighed all the options and chosen the route that is best for all of Adair County. Once you start a project, what ever it is, then you need to remember that you are the "boss" of the project, not some engineer or project manager. The thing in my memory that causes me to say this is the $100,000 you agreed to pay a contractor to correct his mistake (failure to install a drain line under concrete), no fault of the Adair County School Board, as you did in the construction of ACES. Having a new building is not what is important here; it is the education of the children, at the most economical route. Mr. Treece and the Board, in my mind you have yet to present proof that building a new $10,000,000 new school is the best thing for Adair County, convince me and I will vote YES. I do not intend this to be negative toward the education of our children, but I feel that we should ask these questions and get an answer to them. What ever the outcome I hope and pray that we will all pull together for our children. -Joe Hare This story was posted on 2009-12-03 11:50:52
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