tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post5812060346758883333..comments2023-10-02T08:28:06.724-05:00Comments on Ecology of Absence: District Closing and Selling Five Schools, Selling Six MoreMichael R. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-69544701865742102512007-04-09T17:24:00.000-05:002007-04-09T17:24:00.000-05:00SLPS tried to sell Gardenville School in 2003, but...SLPS tried to sell Gardenville School in 2003, but they wanted too much and so they couldn't get a solid contract.<BR/><BR/>Why not sell it to the City for their much-desired Community Center... and thus come full-circle, since for over 20 years it was operated as a community center leased for $1/year from SLPS.<BR/><BR/>It would probably take several million $$ to bring it up to code, since it's been mostly vacant for almost 5 years now.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185823164539776639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-34282663791186286552007-04-09T13:40:00.000-05:002007-04-09T13:40:00.000-05:00One of the difficult things to get the school boar...One of the difficult things to get the school board to include has always been a reverter clause.<BR/><BR/>PEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-54745601009328860062007-04-09T13:01:00.000-05:002007-04-09T13:01:00.000-05:00"What provisions would you like to see in the sale..."What provisions would you like to see in the sale contracts regarding demolition or re-use of the properties?"<BR/><BR/>Demolition prohibited.<BR/><BR/>Preference given to reuse plans that follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards on Historic Rehabilitation and make use of the state historic tax credit.Michael R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262548806079447404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-44585975439350413922007-04-07T19:32:00.000-05:002007-04-07T19:32:00.000-05:00Seeing as we are about to lose local control of ou...Seeing as we are about to lose local control of our school system, our views do not really matter. I think PE should tell us what his employer will do rather than engage in a sham attempt to solicit opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826793.post-41800216571460522272007-04-06T11:02:00.000-05:002007-04-06T11:02:00.000-05:00What provisions would you like to see in the sale ...What provisions would you like to see in the sale contracts regarding demolition or re-use of the properties?<BR/><BR/>PEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com