Tonight expect to see data related to transportation costs plus information on renting or selling the empty buildings and a revised cost analysis. My comments are based on the latest information. It is possible (likely) Rosario is addressing some of these issues and will have something to present tonight - allowing us just a few seconds to process.
Things to consider:
1. The preliminary data that was provided to advisory board was a bit confusing as it was presented that by adding the 5th grade back into the elementary schools, somehow we would need 11 fewer buses.
- If this is based on an improved transportation model why can't that more efficient model be applied to the k-4 scenario as well?
- If this is just a data error, what other data errors are there?
2. The transportation estimates shows that there will HAVE to be a redistricting otherwise KES is way overcrowded. Even after the redistricting these models show that there will be 100 more kids in each school. I tend to trust these estimates as an average projection (it could be a bit lower or a bit higher over the years).
- What impact will 100 more kids have on: emergency evacuation, cafeteria, scheduling, assemblies, wear and tear on the building?
3. We will also likely be shown a summary of meetings between Rosario and commercial realtors. It seems clear that the empty school buildings will not sell or be rentable. They will just sit and rot like Tillson. There are mixed feelings about the rentability of the district office but this is based on there being existing, similar, unrented buildings in Kingston.
- Are the Kingston vacant buildings the same potential rent for comparison?
- What is the potential to rent to district based businesses (who would not be in Kingston) such as Brookside for universal pre-k, senior groups, and others who seek to be on this side of the County.
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