vision2020
Re: Old High School
Mike,
Are you not aware that someone just donated $2,000,000 for the renovation of
the 1912 Whitworth Building? It was in last night's Daily News. Lori Keenan
>I have been objecting to the expenditure of public funds for the renovation
>of the old high school. We all subsidize automobiles through property
>taxes, gasoline taxes, and income taxes to name a few.
>
>Tony Johnson stood firm on the expenditure of public funds for the old high
>school.
>
>I have seen very little publicity trying to raise funds for renovating the
>old high school. Will the supporters of this purchase be starting soon?
>
>I still feel that locating a community center with the new pool would
>provide flexibility and services for all ages in one area.
>Mike Sohns
>
>----------
>> From: Bruce Haglund <bhaglund@uidaho.edu>
>> To: vision2020@moscow.com
>> Subject: Re: Old High School
>> Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 5:32 PM
>>
>> At 04:04 PM 7/6/98 -0700, you wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >It is important to note that Mike Sohns -- despite his objection to
>public
>> >expenditures -- is in fact suggesting that we should expend
>> >public funds to subsidize automobiles.
>> >
>> >Dale Goble
>> >Moscow
>> >
>> visionaries,
>> I was hoping more of you would chime in. Dale and Tom Lamar are right
>about
>> the parking/auto problem. More parking encourages more auto use. Parking
>is
>> expensive in many ways.
>> (I'm an Adams Street neighbor of the HS and students park in front of my
>> house--two blocks from school, close enough, I'd say. I note the extent
>of
>> their parking pattern as I walk to work each day.)
>> The notion that old buildings are some kind of problem just because they
>> are old is wrong. Spending the $3,000,000 to rennovate the old HS would
>> deliver an exceptionally sound building with durable finishes (low
>> maintenance) and new systems (HVAC, lighting--low maintenance and energy
>> saving) all this for $100/square foot--you can only build new buildings
>of
>> low quality (high mainteneance) for less. Regrettably, we rarely build as
>> well today. So the bottom line is a bargain price AND a valuable cultural
>> resource is saved. The old HS will delight Moscow residents for many more
>> years than a parking lot will. (Note that my office is in a building even
>> older than the old HS and it's a very delightful place--in spite of my
>> clutter.)
>> Also, I thought no public funds were used to purchase (save) the building
>> and that fund raising for remodelling would occur.
>> Bruce Haglund
>> Chair, Dept of Architecture
>
>
Lori Keenan, Director
Latah County Library District
110 S. Jefferson Street
Moscow, ID 83843
tel: (208)882-3923
fax: (208) 882-5098
e-mail: lkeenan@norby.latah.lib.id.us
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