Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-06-26 Thread Steve Kranz
Yes, An architectural assessment of the auditorium will have to be made and money raised to fund its restoration. Just as the rest of the rest of the middle school is in need of repairs, but will be fixed up and converted into housing; I would think that the auditorium is not beyond being

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-06-26 Thread johnstafford
[Winona Online Democracy] - Original Message - From: Jim Sjoberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forgive me if I am wrong, but wasn't the Old Middle School deemed to be unsafe? [snip qualifying comment] The compelling agenda for a new school was to start fresh with an all new facility. A hidden

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-06-26 Thread Carol Borzyskowski
These building are unsafe! That was the spin used for moving out of there. Now, I guess the building has healed itself. The auditorium was one of the areas deemed so unsafe they even stopped having programs in there. Carol

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-06-26 Thread Steve Kranz
: Re: [Winona] Old Middle School These building are unsafe! That was the spin used for moving out of there. Now, I guess the building has healed itself. The auditorium was one of the areas deemed so unsafe they even stopped having programs in there. Carol

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-06-26 Thread John Stafford
[Winona Online Democracy] From: Joliene Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] And, just which 15-30 acres of land would you have cleared IN TOWN to build the new school on Mr. Stafford. There were NO hidden motives or hidden agendas for the middle school situation. Hidden Agenda was a poor choice of

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-06-26 Thread Ed Thompson
[Winona Online Democracy] At 07:39 AM 6/26/01 -0500, John wrote: The compelling agenda for a new school was to start fresh with an all new facility. A hidden motive was to move the school out of the city proper, away from the citizenry, even if it meant placing it in a remote industrial zone

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-06-26 Thread johnstafford
[Winona Online Democracy] From: Ed Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yup, John, you caught us. It was all lies, deceit, and trickery with no concern for the welfare of either the kids or the Winona Community, wasn't it? [rant omitted] I said nothing whatsoever about the old schools condition. I

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School Effort

2001-06-25 Thread John Stafford
[Winona Online Democracy] - Original Message - From: Willard G Kitchen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [snip excellent article] I'd like to see such a physical facility exist if it also including mentoring between age groups, and I'd like to embrace not only the visual arts, but writing, music. The

RE: [Winona] Old Middle School Effort

2001-06-25 Thread Malia Storvich
[Winona Online Democracy] I'm going to venture out on this limb here. Maybe it's not a limb, but a very strong branch that will carry me right from the corner of 5th and Main to the corner of 5th and Washington with a lot of support. The Senior Friendship Center in order to be a viable part of

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School Auditorium Effort

2001-06-21 Thread DeanLanz
[Winona Online Democracy] Correct me if i'm wrong here, but wasn't one of the reasons for building a new middle school due to the failing infrastructure of the old builiding? Including, if memory serves, a need at one point to shut up an auditorium due to falling celling tiles? A community

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School Auditorium Effort

2001-06-21 Thread Steve Kranz
: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [Winona] Old Middle School Auditorium Effort [Winona Online Democracy] Correct me if i'm wrong here, but wasn't one of the reasons for building a new middle school due to the failing infrastructure of the old builiding? Including, if memory serves

RE: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-03-09 Thread Steve Schild Winona Online Democracy
PROTECTED] To: Winona Online Democracy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:25 PM Subject: RE: [Winona] Old Middle School -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Kranz Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 9:07 AM To: Win

Re: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-01-12 Thread Steve Kranz
[Winona Online Democracy] Randy, The issue in terms of developing the site, from what I understand, would be one of timing. Metro Plains is trying to secure funding from a variety of sources. Apparently, when this type of funding is provided they like to see the property developed fairly

RE: [Winona] Old Middle School

2001-01-12 Thread Glen Diane Schumann
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Kranz Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 8:31 AM To: Winona Online Democracy Subject: [Winona] Old Middle School So do you think the school district should take the "financially safer" course and get

Re: [Winona] Old middle school

2001-01-12 Thread Steve Kranz
Joliene, You make some good points. According to what Metro Plaines said at the last board meeting, their current timeline is to obtain funding and begin construction by the end of this year. Their prospects are supposed to be fairly good for obtaining funding due to some changes that have

Re: [Winona] Old middle school

2001-01-12 Thread bob sebo
[Winona Online Democracy] I have one question about the idea that the county might buy the old middle school campus...what if they don't intend to sell it to metro plains...it is two city blocks one block south of the courthouse...it is their campus... I was hoping that the metro-plains