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Sorry for the repeat Greg. Forgot to include Dr. Bartleson and the School Board. > -----Original Message----- > From: Laber, Larry > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 6:59 AM > To: 'The Olsons' > Subject: RE: parking lot > > Greg, > If the ECFE/ECSE program moved to another site, it would need a parking lot size >similar to what Lincoln has now. The administration takes up only a small amount of >this space. As far as the cost, our Buildings and Grounds Director arrived at this >figure assuming that we would start with a dirt base, essentially starting from >scratch. He did not go out for bids but extrapolated the cost of fill, blacktop and >labor. If the new parking lot was similar size, I think that dollar figure is pretty >accurate. In my mind, the only elementary school that could accomodate the parking >and class rooms is Jefferson. Another problem there, and I guess with any other >building, is shared space. ECFE/ECSE has a lot of stuff for little kids and the >issue of sharing a gym creates some problems. If these are addressed, I am more than >willing to support closing Lincoln. Do you have some ideas on this? Personally I am >drained. > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Olsons [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:19 PM > To: Brant Deppa; Steven Kranz; Larry Laber; Fred Petersen; Todd Rasmussen; >Dr. Ed Thompson; Sharon Ropes > Cc: Eric Bartleson > Subject: parking lot > > Board members, Eric > > I heard comments tonight concerning the programs at Lincoln. I believe that >Lincoln was originally built as an Elementary school. Please correct me if I am >wrong. Its classrooms are not much different than other classrooms. With that >being said, the difference between Lincoln and an Elementary School lies in the >elimination of the majority of the playground. This is used as parking. Essentially >the closing of this building and moving of its programs evolve around what is >considered adequate and affordable parking. A $200,000.00 price tag was put on a >parking lot. Please provide me with the following information. > > 1. How many square ft of parking lot was proposed/needed? > 2. Where would this parking lot be located? > 3. Where did the bid/quote come from? > 4. If a parking lot was provided with little to no cost to the district, would >the board have a consensus on closing Lincoln? > 5. If we have a yes to #4 would you leave the neighborhood schools alone? > > Sorry Larry, I am asking for more information! > Greg ------------- This message was sent to the School Board of Winona Area Public Schools. To send a message to the entire School Board, address it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] All messages sent to that address are viewable by the general public. A public archive of emails sent to and exchanged between school board members is available at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
