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processor, I disagree with every point you made.

REBUTTAL:

1) It is natural in any city there is a correlation between the city's actions, or lack of, and the school system. How do you square the city's Master Goal Plan of having a city of nearly 25,000 (a 50% reduction in population), with a school district's goal to build and add students? They are diametrically opposite. If the city has high taxes and property values that are high, with a Master Plan objective of reduction, in turn, these goals again, are in opposition.  Moreover, the city and school Board have openly acknowledged their symbiotic relationship with one another many times, whih obviously is the basis for the school leadership moving into city hall. That is axiomtaic, and is a non rebuttable position.

2) Poor Location of Vail Middle School? And that is supposed to keep students from attending school, nd parents moving in? Perhaps you should phone Larry Mulligan and Dr. Owens at Cincinnati State, and explain that logic. Isn't it downtown, where Vail is located, which is in rebirth, a renaissance? Rather contradiction is it not processor, that it is a fiem area, very desirable to those attending college, but a poor, blighted area, for those aged 13-16 years old. Illogical argument.

3) Cost/ Benefit Analysis- So 250 year old schools have been retrofitted? And the cost benefit analysis was such, it was cheaper to destroy in a declining school population (someone made a trend observation in a matter of years, perhaps 8, the middle schools and high school could be merged based upon student decline). It appears logical with student decline, consolidation of existing schools is practical. Additionally, there was no plausible or remotely accurate evaluation it was more economically feasible to build, to start again, than do modifications to the school....NONE. As for colleges and universities, many buildings have radiator heat, open windows, and even fireplaces (The Lawn at UVa has fireplaces in each room- the kids survive).

4) You presented to facts to substantiate it is more economic to build than maintain existing assets.

Consolidation into existing assets in a tonw of declining population is highly logical, not expansion awaiting what may come. It won't. Finally, to your point that new schools lead to better scores and performance, to my knowledge there are all new elementary schools. That surely did not raise performance against measures nor increased population. But in your analysis, it must because of that old building downtown where Cincinnati State is supposed to strive, named Vail.

Using your analogy, the city should keep the golf course and airport for a few more years, and rebuild them, as ambiguous costs of ownership including maintenance, are going to be higher than replacement. I bet you lease a new car annually as well.
        

Neil Barille and Acclaro: The building project is not intended to expand capacity.  The point is to replace old, outdated buildings with modern facilities adequate to teaching the 21st Century skills that students need to compete in today's global economy.  The state facilities commission will only match costs based on the space needed for their projected student enrollment, going out 10 years.  The state projects that Middletown's enrollment will be basically flat over that 10 year period.  In fact, last year's Kindergarden class was the biggest in a long time.

MASTER PLAN: