A local artist wonders what the city might do with the portable ones.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
From The Pencil: Council Approves Bond For Locker Rooms
The Common Council on Thursday voted to approve a $750k bond to build larger locker rooms at Middletown High, replacing the portable locker rooms which have been used until now. The story by Claire Michalewicz is in The Middletown Press.
A local artist wonders what the city might do with the portable ones.
A local artist wonders what the city might do with the portable ones.
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ReplyDeleteVinal got its sports program cut entirely, ironic MHS keeps getting more and more money poured into the building - its become the Versailes of Middletown
ReplyDeleteCan someone tell me how such a thing was missed during the planning of the high school?
ReplyDeleteWhy is it needed now? Who or
what is behind this? Another
thing...when the Long Lane State
property was up for grabs why
wasn't it given to and accepted by the city for the high school..so centrally located instead of the city having to built it on the outskirts in a swampy wetland? Wasn't Wesleyan wealthy enough without such a gift from the state?
Vinal got all its sports cut and MHS keeps getting more and more- sad for the kids and unfair
ReplyDeleteAlso, why does the City pay for this and not the BOE???
JCJ architects missed the locker rooms and enough seating in the gym- but they are not to blame entirely - the Middletown folks on the building committee and Frechette are equally to blame in my opinion for being asleep!
ReplyDeleteCity tax payers pay for the expansion then the BOE keeps the rental fees and gives the administrators more raises while leaving the teachers and coaches in the dust!
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable. Elementary class sizes are going to become larger, there isn't enough money to provide adequate teaching supplies or duty aides for supervision, but there is almost a million dollars available for LOCKER ROOMS? This high school facility is draining the taxpayers' dollars- and has been since the botched project began. "...put Middletown on the map" indeed...except all Middletown is becoming known for is shady politics and fighting between the Council and the BOE.
ReplyDeleteWhen are people going to wake up and realize that ALL of these people need to be voted out unless they have proven themselves to make taxpayers and children -ALL children, not just athletes or musicians- the real priority.
Just disgusting
The Long Lane School property was offered to the City and I believe underwent lengthy scrutiny and discussion. I do not know the terms of the transfer to Wesleyan, but I don't think it was a gift. In any case, there has been endless remediation of contaminated soil at that site -- you would not want your kids playing soccer on those fields, I suspect.
ReplyDeleteLong Lane to Weslyan was absolutly a gift. First they made sure the city couldnt get the property because they didnt want our high school rifraf mingling with their elite. Then the gift and yes the clean up. The State has paid for every penny of the clean up and that far exceeds the purchace price.
ReplyDeleteWesleyan bought the Long Lane property; it was not a gift from the state. I was on the school board when the Long Lane property was being considered for the new high school. We were told that the ground was contaminated (see Tree Fanatic's comment). There were other problems with that site, but the ground contamination was the deciding factor. For once, representatives of both parties were in agreement.
ReplyDeleteThe rewrite of history going on here is staggering. MHS was designed by DeCarlo & Doll, not JCJ.
ReplyDeleteWesleyan already owned the property, and framed the debate, before any portion was considered for a high school.
Wesleyan has carefully courted Middletown officials to insure the favorable outcome they received at Long Lane.
The beat goes on.