District tries to lower price tag for new high school
The Milton School Board will try to lower a proposed $76.7 million price tag for building a new high school and moving the middle school to the existing high school building before bringing the issue to the voters.
The board discussed possible cost cuts at a special meeting tonight, including skipping some renovations of the existing high school and collaborating with the YMCA on a pool.
Last summer, a design team recommended $69.4 million for a new high school and $7.3 million to move the middle school, but that was before the credit crisis and the closing of the Janesville General Motors plant.
Board President Rob Roy estimated it will be at least a year before the board sets a date for a referendum.
Feb 3, 2009 at 12:17 p.m.
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The New Berlin Mayor asked for $15,000,000 for a High School, but I did not see anyone from Milton asking the Fed's for money for a High School. I might have missed it because the report is over 1400 pages for all kinds of projects.
Feb 3, 2009 at 8:57 a.m.
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It's so discouraging that the Milton officials seem to want to go forward with this project no matter what. Forget the economic downturn, forget the reverse of their so-called growth trend, forget the amount of foreclosures and the shrinking tax base. Forget it all, as long as we have our new high school. I'd like to see them offer two referendum, one for the cost of renovating the existing high school, one for the cost of building a new one and renovating the existing one for the middle school. They won't do this because they know the tax payers would opt for the modest one.
Feb 3, 2009 at 8:11 a.m.
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Rocky, there is money for school construction in the stimulus bill now being voted on by the House. How much would be available to a particular project is hard to predict at this point.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/educat...
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In any case, they are discussing the project's cost, not its funding. This isn't a "shovel-ready" project, far from it, so this is all preliminary.
Feb 3, 2009 at 7:51 a.m.
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Any federal "stimulus" dollars available for the project?
Feb 3, 2009 at 5:19 a.m.
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The more they lower the price tag, the worse this idea gets... I say, "build it once and build it RIGHT!" Including geo-thermo for heating and solar for electricity! Think smart, not cheap!
WW
Feb 2, 2009 at 9:35 p.m.
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Glad to see that Janesville isn't the only city that likes to spend what it ain't got.
sorry...I'll turn the sarcasm filter on now.
Feb 2, 2009 at 9:33 p.m.
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Really, how can you lower the price of a new school to less than $76.70? I mean, that's a steal if I've ever seen one!!! Oh, wait, that was just sarcasm. The editor forgot to put in the word MILLION.
Feb 2, 2009 at 9:11 p.m.
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Current Pool is nearly Free, A YMCA pool will price many families out of the water, check janesville YMCA prices!. i also hope someone figured out that a greenhouse needs sun, the current architect put it under the 2nd floor on the west side. (Much of current Ag Dept. was paid for by the FFA alumni) It also appears that it will take half the class period to walk to and from the new school and the athletic field.
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