[Winona Online Democracy]
Mr. Hittner is correct--the desks discarded by the district defintely showed
their decades of use by thousands and thousands of students. I know because
I sorted through a pile and actually came away with two desks, intending to
scrub them down, sand them, and repaint to help furnish the apartments of
newly independent offspring. One of them was duly cleaned up and painted
and did serve for a year or two as a night stand or television stand in one
of my son's apartments. It has since been returned to me as he upgraded to
real furniture. The other kids aren't interested.
I believe that the district was correct in not transporting these desks to
the new building and also correct in returning these desks to those who paid
for them: the tax payers of Winona.
As a gesture of goodwill, I am willing to donate either or both desks (as is
condition only) to Ms. Fort or any other member of Online Democracy who
feels they may have missed the chance on having a portion of their tax
dollars in the form of discarded desks returned to them. Desks are
available on a first come basis. You haul.
As a further note, the furniture and books at the senior high are likewise
showing their age. I am hoping that, despite the failure of the second
portion of the referendum, the district will be able to find dollars from
its capital expense funds to replace these items which are decades old and
heavily used by thousands, and that the good people of Winona will have the
good grace and common sense to accept the neccessity of every several
decades or so, to replace worn items.
Terri Hyle
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