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Post by warriorpride on Apr 22, 2008 18:13:32 GMT -5
3woodgal: good to see you back - maybe you missed my question the other day: given that you live in Stonebridge, I'd like to hear your impressions of WV and why people wouldn't want to go there Busy busy schedule. Anyway, I think I did respond and if not here it goes again. Did you see the update on NCLB? Plus I am not very impressed with the overall test scores on the whole. Now I am the first to admit things may change, but for the minority community I feel the district is failing these students and will continue to by using other subdivisions to raise the percentiles yet those currently failing will continue to do so. On a seperate note, I would not want to travel a substantially longer distance when I have a school less than a mile away for some being affected. I was at Rosin Eyecare the other day and thought how ridiculous it is to have WE/TG make the new commute. Atleast some of WE can exit onto Montgomery but still further for some of the subdivision. My biggest concern is how we let WV get to this point......that is ridiculous. you still haven't answered my question - you said you live in stonebridge - your husband (Dr dave Lasik) talked abut not wanting to send your kids by the power lines - so, what do your neighbors in stonebridge say about WV? They have outstanding programs, produce many college-bound students, have an award-winning music program, to name a few of the positives.
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Post by 3woodgal on Apr 22, 2008 18:14:20 GMT -5
There is still the PD land swap - the tenants in perpetuity, the road. IIRC, the part Macom owns is too small and we need the PD land - we will have to trade land which increases the price actually paid. oh, these are all such minor details oh, BTW, for those still talking about Macom, it's a little late now... maybe you didn't hear, but we've actually purchased some land up north I actually agree with you on that. Many on blogs may feel this is water under the bridge and it may be....hopefully judge agrees. But if not, I see trouble.
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Post by eb204 on Apr 22, 2008 18:23:36 GMT -5
3woodgal: good to see you back - maybe you missed my question the other day: given that you live in Stonebridge, I'd like to hear your impressions of WV and why people wouldn't want to go there Busy busy schedule. Anyway, I think I did respond and if not here it goes again. Did you see the update on NCLB? Plus I am not very impressed with the overall test scores on the whole. Now I am the first to admit things may change, but for the minority community I feel the district is failing these students and will continue to by using other subdivisions to raise the percentiles yet those currently failing will continue to do so. On a seperate note, I would not want to travel a substantially longer distance when I have a school less than a mile away for some being affected. I was at Rosin Eyecare the other day and thought how ridiculous it is to have WE/TG make the new commute. Atleast some of WE can exit onto Montgomery but still further for some of the subdivision. My biggest concern is how we let WV get to this point......that is ridiculous. Rosin Eyecare...that's a long way from Stonebridge. Talk about a long commute for eyecare! I'm sure there are eye care professionals closer to Stonebridge where you live, right?
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Post by gatormom on Apr 22, 2008 18:32:37 GMT -5
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Post by gatormom on Apr 22, 2008 18:34:47 GMT -5
I am hearing of this offer by Macom. I would have concern about safety of that land as well and would expect testing to be done. If all was OK then they should have bought there. WHY? Hey, with $7M less spent on the new school, think of how much that would have benefited our minority failing community at WV. I am totally taken aback with how our monies are being spent. I heard about an offer by Macom as well, you know the one the district recieved 4 hours after they closed. Very generous of PL to make an offer the district was in no position to accept.
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Post by eb204 on Apr 22, 2008 18:55:59 GMT -5
I am hearing of this offer by Macom. I would have concern about safety of that land as well and would expect testing to be done. If all was OK then they should have bought there. WHY? Hey, with $7M less spent on the new school, think of how much that would have benefited our minority failing community at WV. I am totally taken aback with how our monies are being spent. I heard about an offer by Macom as well, you know the one the district recieved 4 hours after they closed. Very generous of PL to make an offer the district was in no position to accept. And where was Macom in December and January when they had at least 3 opportunities to make an offer or lower their existing price. No...they waited until 4 hours after the deal was done (4:32 to be exact) to put in a $12.5M offer. This is time/date stamped by the receptionist who took the offer. It seemed a "safe" time to do so. Just another effort to fuel the fire and make the SD/SB look like they didn't do their "due diligence".
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Post by justvote on Apr 22, 2008 18:57:28 GMT -5
I am hearing of this offer by Macom. I would have concern about safety of that land as well and would expect testing to be done. If all was OK then they should have bought there. WHY? Hey, with $7M less spent on the new school, think of how much that would have benefited our minority failing community at WV. I am totally taken aback with how our monies are being spent. Bottom line - if they accepted Macom's offer, the 2009 opening is out the window. This may not be a big deal to you personally, but it is to many others. The delay is difficult to quantify, but it definitely has value. I do not live North, so from a personal standpoint, I could give a rat's a$$ where they build the highschool, but as a resident of 204, I believe Macom is a terrible location. It is much too close to NV and is too far south. Another thing - I drive by that area often, and there has been no movement on Wolfs Crossing Road. That has to be done before any significant progress can be made on the school. Bottom line: it's a lousy location, and the school would be delayed by one maybe even 2 years. Unacceptable, IMHO.
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Post by sleeplessinnpvl on Apr 22, 2008 19:02:25 GMT -5
I am hearing of this offer by Macom. I would have concern about safety of that land as well and would expect testing to be done. If all was OK then they should have bought there. WHY? Hey, with $7M less spent on the new school, think of how much that would have benefited our minority failing community at WV. I am totally taken aback with how our monies are being spent. Bottom line - if they accepted Macom's offer, the 2009 opening is out the window. This may not be a big deal to you personally, but it is to many others. The delay is difficult to quantify, but it definitely has value. I do not live North, so from a personal standpoint, I could give a rat's a$$ where they build the highschool, but as a resident of 204, I believe Macom is a terrible location. It is much too close to NV and is too far south. Another thing - I drive by that area often, and there has been no movement on Wolfs Crossing Road. That has to be done before any significant progress can be made on the school. Bottom line: it's a lousy location, and the school would be delayed by one maybe even 2 years. Unacceptable, IMHO. I find it so ironic that some people in this district have no problem with the district paying huge amounts of money for BB and then these same people whine because Macom would have been cheaper. I also wondered where Macom was for all this time. If they were being ignored so much, why didn't they put an ad in the paper saying "hey, let's do $12 million." That would have gotten everyone's attention.
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Post by sushi on Apr 22, 2008 19:19:39 GMT -5
Excellent point, sleepless.
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Post by JWH on Apr 22, 2008 20:28:09 GMT -5
The infamous Gatormom... I doubt I can help you, but I think the amended complaint is posted on the NSFOC website and sets forth the legal arguments.... Boy...this green board is pretty ugly! Think I will go back to the blue board before a I see my home posted on here with yahoo directions. Later Gator! You think this is ugly? Match up any topic and attachments to the "ugliness" on your blue board. Any post that is not on the anti-Eola bandwagon is met with pages and pages of conspiracy rebuttal. Show me that here. Once.
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Post by wvhsparent on Apr 22, 2008 20:56:56 GMT -5
For those who keep saying the site was not decided/publicized in the 2005 referendum vote, here is an LTE I had published at that time in the Beacon and Fox Valley Sun. The letter refers to the BB site but not by name as it was well-known that this was the site we would build on if the ref passed at that time. Reality: The district will lose the centrally located high school site if the referendum fails.I'm not sure what your point is. This is your LTE, not something put out by the SB. The "reality" is the wording of the referendum did not specify the site. So, where are you going with this? Yikes. Opposite of what I think you are taking this as. Many are saying the ref was voted down the first time with no site and no boundaries and voted yes the second time when site and boundaries were known and this is what was changed. Many continue to say that no site was known the first time we voted. This is not true. The planned site was well-known to all voters at that time and had the ref passed, we would have had that site. Some say that the ref passed the second time due to site being known and therefore the site cannot be changed. The site was NOT a difference between the first and second referendum. I do not have access to the archives of the newspaper to find the articles but I don't understand why it's not well-known that the site that was planned for the school was NOT a change between the no vote and the yes vote. Therefore making this NOT grounds for saying that this was promised the 2nd time and why it passed vs. failing the 1st time. The referendum itself did not specify a site either time. The first time we knew that a yes vote would get us that site for sure. The second time we knew that there was a chance we wouldn' t have that site. I think this is the opposite of what NSFOC is claiming in their lawsuit. Does that make sense? Heck...How could you not know BB was the site they wanted...The SD had a sign put up at BB stating "future home of 3rd HS"
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Post by 3woodgal on Apr 22, 2008 21:06:40 GMT -5
Busy busy schedule. Anyway, I think I did respond and if not here it goes again. Did you see the update on NCLB? Plus I am not very impressed with the overall test scores on the whole. Now I am the first to admit things may change, but for the minority community I feel the district is failing these students and will continue to by using other subdivisions to raise the percentiles yet those currently failing will continue to do so. On a seperate note, I would not want to travel a substantially longer distance when I have a school less than a mile away for some being affected. I was at Rosin Eyecare the other day and thought how ridiculous it is to have WE/TG make the new commute. Atleast some of WE can exit onto Montgomery but still further for some of the subdivision. My biggest concern is how we let WV get to this point......that is ridiculous. you still haven't answered my question - you said you live in stonebridge - your husband (Dr dave Lasik) talked abut not wanting to send your kids by the power lines - so, what do your neighbors in stonebridge say about WV? They have outstanding programs, produce many college-bound students, have an award-winning music program, to name a few of the positives. How many that fall under minority? That is one of my biggest issue with WVHS. This is not something to be debated....it is true. Question remains what is the district doing to remedy it.....shipping in minorities from what is perceived as the upper echelon is not doing it for me. I am amazed at how many support this "cover up" of those children that truly need our help.
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Post by wvhsparent on Apr 22, 2008 21:07:34 GMT -5
3woodgal: good to see you back - maybe you missed my question the other day: given that you live in Stonebridge, I'd like to hear your impressions of WV and why people wouldn't want to go there Busy busy schedule. Anyway, I think I did respond and if not here it goes again. Did you see the update on NCLB? Plus I am not very impressed with the overall test scores on the whole. Now I am the first to admit things may change, but for the minority community I feel the district is failing these students and will continue to by using other subdivisions to raise the percentiles yet those currently failing will continue to do so. On a seperate note, I would not want to travel a substantially longer distance when I have a school less than a mile away for some being affected. I was at Rosin Eyecare the other day and thought how ridiculous it is to have WE/TG make the new commute. Atleast some of WE can exit onto Montgomery but still further for some of the subdivision. My biggest concern is how we let WV get to this point......that is ridiculous. Whoa...now you confused me 3wood. If you are in Stonebridge...how can you have a HS less than a mile away now and then going to be travelling further? For Stonebridge that should be the exact opposite.
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Post by 3woodgal on Apr 22, 2008 21:09:18 GMT -5
Busy busy schedule. Anyway, I think I did respond and if not here it goes again. Did you see the update on NCLB? Plus I am not very impressed with the overall test scores on the whole. Now I am the first to admit things may change, but for the minority community I feel the district is failing these students and will continue to by using other subdivisions to raise the percentiles yet those currently failing will continue to do so. On a seperate note, I would not want to travel a substantially longer distance when I have a school less than a mile away for some being affected. I was at Rosin Eyecare the other day and thought how ridiculous it is to have WE/TG make the new commute. Atleast some of WE can exit onto Montgomery but still further for some of the subdivision. My biggest concern is how we let WV get to this point......that is ridiculous. Rosin Eyecare...that's a long way from Stonebridge. Talk about a long commute for eyecare! I'm sure there are eye care professionals closer to Stonebridge where you live, right? If my travels interest you I also went to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch, Golf Galaxy for balls and even to get a nail fixed at Queen Nails.......but I guess some of us opt to not leave our comfy little areas.
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Post by warriorpride on Apr 22, 2008 21:09:23 GMT -5
you still haven't answered my question - you said you live in stonebridge - your husband (Dr dave Lasik) talked abut not wanting to send your kids by the power lines - so, what do your neighbors in stonebridge say about WV? They have outstanding programs, produce many college-bound students, have an award-winning music program, to name a few of the positives. How many that fall under minority? That is one of my biggest issue with WVHS. This is not something to be debated....it is true. Question remains what is the district doing to remedy it.....shipping in minorities from what is perceived as the upper echelon is not doing it for me. I am amazed at how many support this "cover up" of those children that truly need our help. Interesting how, instead of answering my question, you continue to bash WV - doesn't sound like the words of a proud warrior family
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