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Argie's Wife · 09-16-2007, 08:59 PM

Thanks for the note!

This is a major dilemma for Alton and there's no quick or easy answer. The town has seen a major change in demographics over the past few years and there is more growth than what was projected for Alton. The school is very outdated - from the heating systems, to the wiring in the classrooms, to - you name it. It's not as handicapped accessible as it should be - all this is information available via the NESDEC study that was done last fall.

The school wasn't built with the needs of today (computers in all the classrooms, etc.) in mind. There needs to be a new school or a major overhaul but I can't see us waiting and waiting more for this - the longer we wait the more outdated the school will become and the more expensive it will be to repair or replace...

I'd be interested in people coming from other communities to advise on HOW they decided on a new school or renovations to a school - and how they got their community to vote it in...

Just my $0.02.

09-16-2007, 08:59 PM	#3
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Thanks for the note! This is a major dilemma for Alton and there's no quick or easy answer. The town has seen a major change in demographics over the past few years and there is more growth than what was projected for Alton. The school is very outdated - from the heating systems, to the wiring in the classrooms, to - you name it. It's not as handicapped accessible as it should be - all this is information available via the NESDEC study that was done last fall. The school wasn't built with the needs of today (computers in all the classrooms, etc.) in mind. There needs to be a new school or a major overhaul but I can't see us waiting and waiting more for this - the longer we wait the more outdated the school will become and the more expensive it will be to repair or replace... I'd be interested in people coming from other communities to advise on HOW they decided on a new school or renovations to a school - and how they got their community to vote it in... Just my $0.02.