The precast concrete construction matter has been added to the Facilities Planning Committee agenda for the next meeting and the architect has been asked to be prepared to discuss the topic. It is my understanding that the meeting planned for April 23 has been canceled, which puts the next meeting to the 30th.
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Enviro Woman & Building Schools
The intention is to begin attending DeKalb School District 428’s Facilities Planning Committee (FPC) meetings despite harboring doubts that a non-construction type could contribute much to the discussion. But now the thought occurs: Send Enviro Woman! She’ll know what to say! Such as, “LEED, or get out of the way!” Take the case of the…
We are Cannibals
Our property taxes are becoming too burdensome to bear. Yet we can’t pay for our schools. We’ve invented impact fees to pay for our schools but that increases the cost of our homes, which leads to higher property taxes once again. We homeowners get stuck coming and going. In effect, we’re cannibalizing ourselves to make…
The Airlines & the Jail
Everybody knows that the county jail is full. Another referendum this fall, same as two years ago, will ask voters to approve a 1/2-cent hike in the local sales tax–a “public safety” tax–to fund expansions to jail-related programs and services. What’s plain is that the decision had to be made about whether we are going…