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GOP make good on
proposal to issue
COPS for
highest-priority
growth schools - To
be on BOCC
11-15-2005 agenda
(next Tuesday)
Democrat fuss and
fume - one calls the
GOP a "cabal" and a
bunch of "plotters"
Like Bill Clinton:
School Board debates
what the meaning of
"no" really is
So.............What
is the Democrats
plan? Do they have
one?
"....this COP's
proposal is a
significant element
of pure political
maneuvering and
strategy by a cabal,
i.e. a
conspiratorial group
of plotters or
intriguers,
comprised at its
core of Bill James,
you, Jim Puckett and
Larry Gauvreau aimed
at regaining control
of the Board of
County Commissioners
by Republicans in
the November 2006
election and seeking
to gain control of
the three at large
seats in the at
large school board
elections in
November 2007." -
Dumont Clarke (d)
Here are the details
of our plan:
Growth
$254,000,000
(60%) PROPOSED COPS
FUNDING
Renovations $126,322,000
(30%) DEFERRED
Replacements
$46,986,000 (10%) DEFERRED
TOTAL
$427,308,000
VOTER REJECTED
1. Issue COPs to
fund all new schools
and seat additions
in the forthcoming
Board of Education
proposal:
Southeast High
School
Belmeade Road Middle
School
Ridge Road Middle
School
Belmeade Road
Elementary School
Bradley Elementary
School
Dixie River Road
Elementary School
Elon Park Elementary
School
Hucks Road
Elementary School
Idlewild Road
Elementary School
Providence Road
Elementary School
North Mecklenburg HS
Addition (16
classrooms)
South Mecklenburg HS
Addition (9
classrooms)
Alexander MS
Addition (6
classrooms)
Alexander Graham MS
Addition (17
classrooms)
Cochrane MS Addition
(10 classrooms)
McClintock MS
Addition (9
classrooms)
Idlewild ES Addition
(2 classrooms)
Long Creek ES
Addition (9
classrooms)
Even as to these
projects, costs may
be overstated.
Elementary schools
just completed cost
$11 million; new
ones are budgeted at
$16 million. The
COPs approval
process before
County Commissioners
can provide for
auditing of CMS cost
estimates and
identify cost
escalators.
2.
Defer/reprioritize
renovation and other
projects identified
in the Board’s
proposal:
Satellite
Maintenance Facility
Transportation
Maintenance Facility
RENOVATIONS
Garinger HS (science
labs)
Independence HS
(gymnasium)
Myers Park ES
(gymnasium)
North Mecklenburg HS
(renovation &
addition)
South Mecklenburg HS
(renovation &
addition)
Alexander MS
(renovation &
addition)
Alexander Graham MS
(renovation &
addition)
Cochrane MS
(renovation &
addition)
Davidson MS
(renovation &
addition)
McClintock MS
(renovation &
addition)
Sedgefield MS
(renovation)
Idlewild ES
(renovation &
addition)
Long Creek ES
(partial
replacement)
Amay James Pre-K(renovation)
LIFECYCLE
REPLACEMENTS
East Mecklenburg HS
Auditorium
(renovation)
Garinger HS Track
Olympic HS Canopy
Olympic HS Emergency
Generator
Olympic HS Stadium
(field house,
restrooms, bleacher
upgrades)
South Mecklenburg HS
Canopy
West Charlotte HS
Track
West Mecklenburg HS
Stadium (field
house, restrooms,
bleacher upgrades)
Hawthorne MS HVAC
Hawthorne MS
Plumbing
Ranson MS Gym Floor
and Bleachers
Cornelius ES Bus Lot
Pineville ES HVAC
Pineville ES
Plumbing
MANDATES AND
INITIATIVES
ADACompliance
Cooler/Freezer
Updates (various
schools)
Fire Alarm Upgrade
(Various schools)
Instructional
Technology
Intercom Integration
Kitchen Hot Water
(various schools)
Modular Middle
O&Q/Asbestos
Performance
Contracting
Structural
Evaluation and
Repair
We can meet
community priorities
for schools and have
an affordable
community. Let’s
take a first step in
the right direction
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