You aren't wrong Mr. Woodford. We have been
hoodwinked again as you so politely put it. I have other terms I might use
but not online.
When*** are the taxpayers of this
district going to demand that the board do as the taxpayer's wish, not on
their own whims?
They do not seem to think they are
accountable to us, the taxpayers.
Any one with any business experience
would/should know that this district wastes money like it was an
endless supply.
Linda Fort
[Winona Online Democracy]
Hello all,
This WOD string just popped up in my email box so I appologize
for "jumping in".
I noticed Mr. Carlsons post and have a couple questions for you that
maybe you could ask your father( please dont take this as a shot accross the
bow, I mean no animosity towards him)).
First, the property owners are getting an additional "safety
assesment" on their properties to pay for a sprinkler system that was
"overlooked" in the design of the offices. How was this sprinkler system
overlooked ? Certainly anyone designing a public building or an addition to
a public building would be aware of state and federal firecodes and the
requirement of a sprinkler system in them.
Was the real cost of the project watered down in order to make it
an easier sell to the taxpayers? If in fact this was an honest oversight (
to the tune of, I believe $480k) were your architect fees paid in full? My
thinking is that if in fact you did make a $480k design flaw in the project
that your fees should have been cut?
Again, this is by no means an attack on the Architect, if a
mistake was made, I am fine with that, I am however curious if this was
another, in a long list, of the school board misleading and misrepresenting
an expenditure.
Personally, the "safety assesment" is a complete insult to me and
I am very leary of the intentions of the school board. If they wanted us to
pay for a $2,000,000 office project, they should be forthright and sell it
to us as such. Furthermore, I have to believe that for $2,000,000 I could
build an office, which would meet building code, off of the WSHS campus and
without stealing valuable space ffrom the students.
once again, I am afraid we have been hoodwinked by the board. Please
tell me I am wrong.
c.e. woodford
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