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Dr. Gangel said, “Both facilities have taxed the land they’re on. An expansion will take away the playground area at the elementary school. We will do what we have to do. A middle school is best, but it is more expensive.”
Mr. Gilkey said, “I agree with Mr. Estes. If we are going to spend money, we should get the most we can get from it. If we build the additions we will not get the most for the money. I realize there are 179 fewer students than there were, but the mandates make up for that.”
They invited members of the audience to give their views. Laurie Marshall said she would like to see figures on a primary school. She said the children would benefit from being in smaller schools.
Pete Luke said as a member of the Board of Assessors he had heard from hundreds of people concerned about their taxes. He said most people don’t understand the purpose of a middle school.
Allen Stokes said there had been a study done on retrofitting the schools to provide additional space 15 years ago that hadn’t been implemented. “We’re not utilizing our space,” he said.
Freddie Kumli said the county is paying $225,000 a year to transport students to Piedmont for vocational classes. “If we build a new school, we should build a high school and make the high school a middle school,” he said. “We could add vocational facilities at the new high school. I feel we ought to go with an addition to the elementary to start off. That’s where we have the biggest problem.”
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