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[Business Sense]

Why in the world is there ongoing meetings to discuss the closing of Mildred Dean or Fourth Street Elementary Schools. Is Newport sitting on a pot of gold? Declining population dictates only one viable answer. Close them and save money. Sowinsky states they all three can fit in one building.

[Taxpayer 1]

Business Sense wrote:

Why in the world is there ongoing meetings to discuss the closing of Mildred Dean or Fourth Street Elementary Schools. Is Newport sitting on a pot of gold? Declining population dictates only one viable answer. Close them and save money. Sowinsky states they all three can fit in one building.

I will be at the next meeting for taxpayers that are sick of paying for empty classrooms. Close Mildred Dean!!!!!!!!

[No more empty classrooms]

I just got the flyer and I will be there too. Enough of spending money of those people that "will pull their kids out" if they don't get their way. I say close Mildred Dean too. Send your kids where you want to, it is your choice. It is not your choice to spend my money on empty classrooms.

[Independent]

I plan on attending. NIS cannot afford to waste any more money. Close Mildred Dean if they can fit into another school.

[MD Alumni]

Mildred Dean is something to be proud of. It is a great school and doesn't have the problems the others have.
And you want to close it, You people have no clue or are just really dumb. That school works ,so shut it down, you should all be ashamed.

[WOW]

Stupidity

[fair minded]

Mildred Dean is the shinning star of the system, that is why they want to shut it down, jealousy and because MD's test scores make all the other schools in the district look bad. In a nutshell that is why people are screaming to shut down MD.

[Gramps]

It's not the school building that makes the difference, it's the combination of administration, teachers, parents and kids.
If all the elementary schools are closed, and then reopened under one roof - no matter where - there's going to be a shake-up in the admin, teachers, parents and kids.
The result could be interesting.

[WOW]

It could be best.... Close em all sell them and build a new efficient school centrally located with ammenities!

[Good idea]

Yea, lets build them by the vets pool. That would be a great spot for a new school. Isn't that right!!! Who owns all that land???

[WOW]

That is not centrally located.... How about near Middle School?

[frustrated]

Good idea wrote:

Yea, lets build them by the vets pool. That would be a great spot for a new school. Isn't that right!!! Who owns all that land???

We all know exactly who owns that land and why they advocate for the schools to close and a new one built.

[Newport Chatter]

frustrated wrote:

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We all know exactly who owns that land and why they advocate for the schools to close and a new one built.

well I dont know who owns what land but as for the school closings, could it be to save tax dollars?

[frustrated]

Newport Chatter wrote:

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well I dont know who owns what land but as for the school closings, could it be to save tax dollars?

It's not to save tax dollars.
It's to line the pockets of a board members boyfriend with money.
He owns the land in question.

[Better than Best]

frustrated wrote:

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It's not to save tax dollars.
It's to line the pockets of a board members boyfriend with money.
He owns the land in question.

Could this be a Parson??? Heard they've been snooping around looking into what land certain people own in town.

[Better than Best]

Good idea wrote:

Yea, lets build them by the vets pool. That would be a great spot for a new school. Isn't that right!!! Who owns all that land???

The land around vet's pool is owned by: individual land owners on Kentucky Drive, Caroline, and that other small street and the City of Newport. The Kroths already sold their land to the City, but I suppose they still have some around there. Then there are about six private landowners on Kentucky, not to mention the ones on Fredericks.

[frustrated]

Better than Best wrote:

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Could this be a Parson??? Heard they've been snooping around looking into what land certain people own in town.

Nope. Just someone who happens to know who owns most all of Grandview and Truesdale.

[Lets hear it]

frustrated wrote:

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Nope. Just someone who happens to know who owns most all of Grandview and Truesdale.

Name the ONE PERSON who owns "most all of Grandview and Truesdale." PVA website doesn't indicate that ONE PERSON owns all of that. There seems to be at least 24 owners.

[KIDNEY]

That is a not viable land to build a new school.

The new school needs to be located in the urban core.

[Npt mom]

Taxpayer 1 wrote:

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I will be at the next meeting for taxpayers that are sick of paying for empty classrooms. Close Mildred Dean!!!!!!!!

Mildred Dean is the ONLY school in the district that uses all their space! Mildred Dean is the only "crowded" school. Mildred Dean is also the only school that has not been remodeled in the last 30 years.