Local stadium plans...

[PNGIndianFan06]

The new field at the new Memorial school is the JV field (for now); varsity will continue to play at the old field. At least that is what us tax payers in PAISD have been told.

 

[Torino]

I think what Indianfan is trying to say is he agrees schools need attention. In order for that to happen, a much larger bond needed to be passed. Somewhere in the 220-240 million dollar range. That would have been very difficult to pass. The bond passed gave renovations to all schools, 2 new middle schools, and the new stadium. Take out the stadium portion of the bond and you have enough money to build 1/2 of a new elementary school. There was not enough money in the bond to do what 81 feels like needs to be done. So instead of 1/2 of a new elementary school being built and the others staying the same and the stadium staying the same, we got a new stadium. Seems like a no brainer to me.

Could not borrow much more via bonds. The bonding capacity was maxed out.

 

[Indian99]

Could not borrow much more via bonds. The bonding capacity was maxed out.

Wow, you drummed this one up from way back!

 

[IndianFan]

Wow, you drummed this one up from way back!

2009! Noticing this thread again reminds me that I’ve been pushing buttons on local topics for 21 years. I imagine the folks getting elected to school boards and such would like me and this message forum to go away.

Actually I was showing support of those particular school board decisions. Good decisions deserve support. Bad ones do not and are candidates for questioning and answers. Fairness and objectivity….

 

[Torino]

Actually, I have to retract my statement about our stadium, I like the way there is more room in the stands, I like the looks of the purple end zones with Indians written in them and I like the new concessions stand. I do not like the 3 story press box, I do not like climbing 45 steps to get to seats - I think we just went too high for any normal person to climb. So, there are things I like and things I don't like. I think that is fair enough.

The press box is 2 stories. Go to any new stadium at a 4A or higher HS and you'll see 3 stories.

 

[Justafan]

We can’t even raise funds for a indoor training facility while schools smaller than us have them.