OPINION: News about School Bond Measure H1 Plan is Inaccurate
Piedmont Post Claim about Measure H1 Plan is Inaccurate –
The May 31, 2017 Piedmont Post headline asserts: “School Board to spend $57 million on one building; Balance of $9 million from H1 bond not enough to pay for theater.” Apparently, the Post reporter or editor failed to read the memo to the Board setting forth what was included in “Option 2B,” which the Board approved.
The memo is available online as the supporting material for the May 24, 2017 Meeting Agenda, Item VIII.A,> https://agendaonline.net/
public/Meeting.aspx?AgencyID= 1241&MeetingID=44038& AgencyTypeID=1&IsArchived= False” Among other things, it clearly states: “OPTION 2B 3-Story Main High School Building on Magnolia + New Theater.” And it includes: “Modernize the vacated 20s building, converting antiquated science labs to general classrooms.” And further: “($526,500 in FFE for 27 new or modernized classrooms),” which are the classrooms in the new STEAM building, new AHT [Allan Harvey Theater] and modernized 20s building.
At this point, these are all estimated costs. However, Piedmont residents should understand what is actually included in Option 2B.
Richard Raushenbush, Former Member, Piedmont Board of Education
Hopefully a front page correction is forthcoming.
Agreed. However, quote from Cory Smegal was evidently correct.
Thank you Rick, for your hugely important correction/clarification.