New uses for old schools: nonprofits for Lincoln Park; housing for Kenwood Edison
November 25, 2011 at 6:00 pm in Duluth News Tribune
The new owners of a pair of former Duluth school district properties both plan to re-use the buildings.
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You have a lot of ideas and time — what’s your plan for these buildings?
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Dead-in-the-Head–I’m sure there is another city you could live in somewhere. Why don’t you go find it? Obviously, you do not like living in Duluth.
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Wow, Dead, any potential credibility you had is pretty much shot. There is a great song from a Groucho Marks movie that reminds me of your opinions, “Whatever it is, I’m against It” It has become predictable, tiresome and without value to the topic.
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Does it strike anybody as odd that these buildings were not good enough for schools, but with a little fixing their okay to live in?
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That’s because our society says it’s okay if a private developer spends money, but the government aught to be scrutinized for every penny it spends. If we had enough money to finance 30+ neighborhood schools within walking distance of everybody, I would be all for it. But some folks with a certain “cut, slash, and burn” mentality don’t want to see funding go towards eduction, forcing the school board to consolidate the schools even more. As much as I don’t like it, the fact is that it’s cheaper to operate 2 Wal-marts as opposed to 30+ neighborhood general stores. Same goes for schools. You get what you (are willing to) pay for.
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When we first moved here just a few years ago, I was shocked at the dilapidaded conditions of the schools and streets in this city. It appeared to me that the buildings were not worth renovating and hopefully the new buildings will be more efficient and less costly to maintain for the school district in the long term. I would have to fault the past judgements of the school and city officials in not doing proper renewal and maintenance with a long-range vision.
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Ist dis not mine “Dead inside”, Ya dost ist mine “Dead Inside”. Hil Dead! (This intellectual Lightweight always has the FINAL SOLUTION) Pathetic!
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You illustrate my points perfectly with every post you make, and for that I thank you.
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Merv Furgler: just when I was enjoying being out of sync with the posters, you had to come along and spoil it with a reasonable, rational, on topic comment. Blimey! Now the party’s over!
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I suppose it’s better that these buildings can be rennovated into apartments than just torn down at taxpayer’s expense.
I’ve seen that happen. New school in town, old one demolished, (with whatever contents no one wanted to save), at the taxpayer’s expense. Then the lots were sold for a pittance to a company that put in ‘senior living’.
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