Northern Colorado Gazette

Questions on the tax increase for a new John Evans

• The      proposed site at 65^th        Ave and 37^th St would require a      minimum of $ 4-6 million for infrastructure (taps, curb, gutter sidewalks      ect.) in addition to the cost of the building.

• The      current site already has the infrastructure, so building on that site      would be

$ 4-6 million cheaper.

• Could      the land at 37^th        St and 65^th Ave be sold to help      offset the cost of the new building at the current site?

• How      much did Union      ColonyCharter      Schooljust spend on      their new elementary school located on 11^th Ave?  Why were they able to build it without      tax revenues?  Could the district      follow in the footsteps of other private and charter schools and build a      cheaper, yet adequate building (say a metal building)?

• Could      Cameron Elementary be utilized for all or part of the John Evans      students?  The alternative high      school has been housed in an elementary school, why not a middle school      then? The cost to renovate this school is a small fraction of the cost to      build a new school-especially to BEST Grant standards.

• Why      are all new charter school applicants required to build EAST of 23^rd      Ave, yet District 6 wants to put the new middle school far WEST of 23^rd      Ave?

• How      many empty buildings inGreeley     could serve more than adequately at a fraction of the cost of this      project?

* Administrations, like politicians, routinely manipulate numbers including construction costs, number of students bussed, “necessary” expenses………………….

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