Amidst our School Board receiving pressure from the public regarding the Modern Eastside School Shed (MESS) it seems they are choosing to ignore the current movements toward improved economics through conservation , sustainability and cultural identity . Worse yet, they have somehow brainwashed our noted citizen of conservation and sustainability, Bill Milton. Not only has Mr. Milton Jumped ship on his reclaim, renew, and conserve lyrics. Mr. Milton has seemly forgot he is the Chairman of the Arts and Culture committee of MVCF. Interestingly, Mr, Milton has recruited Wendy Blye, Scribe/Publicist, Musselshell Water Coalition . Blye is a person who normally sings the same songs of conservation in her work to save the Musselshell Valley Watershed from conservation , and erosion problems. Now we have a larger potential problem eroding our community- extravagant spending. Most of today’s society is far removed from the “wreckin’ ball 70’s” when the general mentality was all things had to be new or they were of little use. Current thought is we should preserve when ever we can. This was in fact the exact sentiment expressed and documented by Tom Towe of the Montana Coal board. His statement can be viewed in the January 24,2104 coal board minutes at the states website mt.gov I would think Roundup School Board Trustee’s would be familiar with the negative effect the “wreckin‘ ball 70‘s”, has had on your community. Prime case in point is the crap architecture of the current Wells Fargo Bank… The Palace Hotel was smashed by the short sided thinking of those individuals that started “Montana Bank” (currently Wells Fargo) ramming the historic and architecturally correct Palace Hotel into the dirt. Roundup has always been a little slow in catching up with the rest of society… heck in some ways that is kind of charming. In the case of Public Business , it is borderline criminal. Not staying in tune with the world around us is crippling our community economically and blighting our infrastructure. Copied Statement : “Few public institutions are more crucial to sustaining a community than schools. That’s why Governor Pat Quinn signed SB 639 in October 2012 which amends the current law in order to help encourage the rehabilitation of historic and older schools. State law previously mandated that school districts “replace aging school buildings.” School districts will now be able to weigh equally the option of rehabilitation versus replacement, said Bonnie McDonald, president and CEO of Landmarks Illinois, a preservation advocacy group that helped initiate the legislation.” The following resources provide information about the value of older schools and how policy and practices can encourage their continued use. Resources for Advocates and Policy Makers preservationnation.org
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 17:59:20 +0000
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