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>This an ongoing topic on another web board that I >thought may be of interest here - a topic I started >there that belongs here as well. >------------------------------------------------------- >-- >Yes, of course it's a long haul, nothing comes easy >especially when politics or government are involved. > >I am interested in your opinion... should it be >pursued? The 'cons' are very easy to pinpoint, >especially with the news reports involved. However, >let us not forget to discuss the 'pros'. > >--- In SC_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, girumz007 ><girumz007@...> wrote: >> >> Thank you for your comments. I stand corected and >yes I was refering to the news reports about the >building which was in the papers. I was simply trying >to let the originator of this original topic know that >tthere is alot of things that have to be considered. >when trying to change district lines, and it will be a >long haul. The state will have to be involved in order >to complete this. >> >> Katrina <starlight07@...> wrote: im not >sure exactly what your asking -im not a building >contractor or inspector - im a parent of a high school >student who attends SWCS - the high school is open and >is used every day by all SWCS high school students - >the elementary is located at the jeff campus and it >too is used every day by the students - the schools >that are not in use are the narrowsburg campus and the >delaware valley campus and they are not in use because >we do not have a high enough enrollment of students to >financially justify keeping them open - the enrollment >numbers have in actuality decreased rather then >increased as was predicted when they built the new >school. >> >> Im assuming that you are probably referring to the >building issues that were splattered all over the news >in September - and then further declared over >exaggerated a few weeks later. The kids started school >on time and have been in the building since. The >school itself is beautiful - and sure it has its >problems im not saying it doesnt.. what i am saying is >that the school that Sullivan West built is indeed in >use and always has been. we do not have a new school >building that we can not use. >> >> As for this other issue of bethel being rezoned to >SW - it is of no matter to me - if it happens i can >see the benefits to SW - a larger student body would >be a good thing for us.. but as with our past merger >there is always good and bad.. the thing to do is >figure out if the good outweighs the bad and to do >what is best for the kids. >> >> i simply wanted to clarify that our school was >indeed in use, and always had been since your post >declared it otherwise. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: girumz007 >> To: SC_Cafe@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:18 PM >> Subject: Re: [SC_Cafe] Re: School Zoning >> >> Please elaborate on this topic, As in the real >status of the building, what kind of problems does it >have, etc..... >> >> Katrina <starlight07@...> wrote: just wanted to >clarify.. sullivan west built a new high school that >is currently in use and always has been since it was >built.. so it did not build a school that cant be used >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: girumz007 >> To: SC_Cafe@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:47 PM >> Subject: [SC_Cafe] Re: School Zoning >> >> Wel once considred this idea of trying to get this >done.However that >> was before I became a home owner. There is a >difference in the school >> districts. Some good some bad. >> >> 1. Well yes MCSD does have violence. So do other >schools. >> >> 2. Taxes in MCSD are expensive. Sullivan West built >a school that can >> not be used. And i am sure their taxes are not much >cheaper. >> >> 3. The Bus trip for students is about 1/2 hour to >the High School/ >> middle Scool and I am at almost the end of the MCSD. >For the Sullivan >> West District it would be longer. >> >> 4. The Duggan Scool building would end up empty. >Because there are >> students in the Duggan School that live in the >Thompson Town area. >> Such as Homes road on the other side of 17 near the >Sullivan >> Diagnostic Center. >> >> 5. Then the Duggan Scool would be empty and how >would that affect the >> town property tax as it would be empty? As far as >wellthey could >> transfer the building to the Sullivan West School >District, well it's >> transfer of property/ property taxes and maintence, >and employees. So >> that may not happen. This alone just transfering the >building, >> prepoerty tax would increase the SW School District >tax. As well as >> they would then be short on Buses, and drivers so >there is another >> increase in School tax. >> >> 6. Was the Town of bethel ( all of it) ever in the >Sullivan West >> School District? I know personally for the most part >the answer would >> be no. >> >> 7. When my daughter was in 4th grade my wife and I >looked at our >> options for my daughter and middle School. We sent >our Daughter to >> Chapel Field. There are options for us if we choose >for our children >> to not attend the Middle School/ High School. >> >> 8. There are many things that would have to happen. >I know there are >> several regions where school districts have changed >their borders/ >> district lines. but there is alot of work in doing >so. >> >> --- In SC_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "Babette & Lloyd" >> <fiddlersfleamarket@> wrote: >> > >> > How would you feel about splitting Bethel from the >Monticello >> School >> > District and zoning Bethel in with Sullivan West? >> > >> > 1. MCSD is over crowded and over extended >considering the student >> to >> > teacher ratio. >> > >> > 2. Do you remember the culture shock that comes >with leaving Duggan >> and >> > heading out to the middle school? >> > >> > Please post good and bad about what rezoning might >mean to you and >> your >> > child. >> > >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> Sincerely yours >> Keith H. Rumsey >> Commander, >> Sullivan County Council >> V.F.W. of the United States of America >> 147 Dr. Duggan Road >> Bethel,Sullivan County, N.Y. 12720 >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >protection around >> <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://mail.yahoo.com">http://mail.yahoo.com</a> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sincerely yours >> Keith H. Rumsey >> Commander, >> Sullivan County Council >> V.F.W. of the United States of America >> 147 Dr. Duggan Road >> Bethel,Sullivan County, N.Y. 12720 >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >protection around >> <a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://mail.yahoo.com">http://mail.yahoo.com</a> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>
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