tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post7213630532521049893..comments2024-03-28T16:54:44.319-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: Planning Commission Throws Back Center of 'Community' LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-69421480159852073872013-07-29T23:37:20.038-07:002013-07-29T23:37:20.038-07:00The other problem is the apathy of the people and ...The other problem is the apathy of the people and teachers. People don't show up or voice concerns because they don't care anymore. What will change? Thank you tattler for caring. ECCL will be a mess. It will cost triple (?) the proposed cost and leave the district and the city declaring bankruptcy. Why not sue the District? Who is looking out for the students in this whole thing? Anyone? The School Board blew it. They moved forward when they shouldn't have. The real Superman needs to stand up and say, "No more!" Protect our kids!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-44586079468329212492013-07-29T14:11:55.540-07:002013-07-29T14:11:55.540-07:00The District and City continue to be blind to the ...The District and City continue to be blind to the fact that they are building an inferior school just to follow the pie-in-sky vision of Tony Smith. Who would ever think that putting elementary students on the same site with high school students was a good idea? I guess the answer is Emeryville.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-39580598700589061902013-07-28T17:25:11.366-07:002013-07-28T17:25:11.366-07:00Measure J approved $95 million in General Obligati...Measure J approved $95 million in General Obligation Bonds for this project. Then Emeryville's assessed Valuation crashed allowing only $48 million in bonding capacity. The District said that was not enough to relocate the Elementary School to the site so the District juiced the system and sold a last $18 million Capital Appreciation Bond (CAB) that pumped up the total due to the high interest rate of CABs. The project now stands at a little over $150 million.Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-90352805104791257422013-07-28T16:47:47.458-07:002013-07-28T16:47:47.458-07:00We are very pleased about the delay. The whole unn...We are very pleased about the delay. The whole unneeded project should go down in flames. Why are we doing this? Funds from Measure J, $95 Million, are not enough. Now its $150 Million. And Staff is telling elected officials, and the Planning Commission, how to vote. This is absurd. Staff should not be calling any shots.<br /><br />We don't like this whole thing; it stinks.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com