Re: Old High School

["Caras Management Co." <jdcaras@montana.com>]

Mike, would you have a tare down McConnell Manstion, should it be put on
the market, and put a parking lot in it's place for the Russell School kids
to park there bikes.  The Old High School building is part of Moscows
history and those of us who have ancestors who attended that school and
remained part of Moscow for all of their lives are part of that history. 
If parking is so important then why didn't the city build a parking garage
where Bank of Pullman now stands.

Save the building, tare down the existing high school and turn that into a
parking lot.  I'm sure the citizens wouldn't mind building another high
school, that will be outdated before it's built.  what better way to waste
tax dollars.

Kay Henson

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> From: Mike Sohns <sohns@turbonet.com>
> To: Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Subject: Old High School
> Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 3:07 PM
> 
> 	The School Board should tell the City Council to forget the old high
> school and put it out for bid or on the open real estate market.  I have
> seen in the paper where people blame the school board for not completing
> the transaction.  From my viewpoint,  it is the City that is the problem.

> The City Council agreed to buy the old school on the School Board's
> conditions.  All of a sudden the City Council seems not willing to abide
by
> that agreement.
> 	Doing an environmental study of the building will not (or should not )
> change the school board's position.  Also this is not a matter to be
> settled in the courts.  The only ones who win in this scenario is the
> lawyers.  Why spend thousands of dollars to decide this in court.  These
> are hard earned tax dollars.  This affects 2 taxpayer groups, Moscow
School
> District and Moscow City residents.  
> 	This building has been declared worthless.  What is the justification
for
> spending $3 million plus on it.  The best thing to do is sell the
building
> and land "As Is" or tear down the building and build a parking lot for
the
> high school students.
> 	Make a decision and stop the dancing around.  It is high time to stop
> wasting tax money and time on this issue.
> 
> Mike Sohns
>