countmein
April 2nd, 2009, 10:07 pm
Look what happens when you build a huge building near/on an old abandoned mine shaft that has been sinking for years......
http://www.southmacoupin-news.com/articles/2009/04/01/news/001%20benld%20school.txt
The good news is that it happened over the weekend and there were no children in the building, so no one got hurt.
I attended the old school that sat right in front of this new school that was torn down after this one was built. There was mine subsidence problems with it too. The new school was built on the old football field that sat right behind the old school. Guess what? It was flooding before they built this school on it.
Now the local papers are saying that it is going to cost $15-20 million to replace the building that was opened only 7 years ago and it may take 5-7 years. This could have been avoided IF they had cooled their heels and did what was advised at the time and filled in that sink hole before building the school. But that would have cost a year's time and an additional $1-3 million. :wall: I would rather had spent the 1-3 than the 15-20 it will cost now. I guess hindsight is 20/20 though.
These poor kids. Until there is a new building, the students are sharing the high school and middle school building. As you can see in the article, the 6-12th grades are going from 6:50 a.m until noon and the 1-5th grades are going from noon until 5:15 in the evening. Can you understand the problems this is causing?! What are working people suppose to do with these young children from the time they leave for work until noon? There aren't enough daycares around here with enough room, or the licensing to handle 500-700 children on a daily basis. This schedule could go on for years, until they can build a new building. These kids are only going to have 4 hour class days for how long? I received one of the messages from the school also telling people with gradeschool children that they were not to send school supplies with them. WTH?
Please say a prayer for these children, especially the younger ones. It has to be hard on them to be in a new big enviroment with nothing of their own.
Oh, btw, there is a 1% county tax increase being proposed on the April 7th ballot, guess what for...........the schools.
http://www.southmacoupin-news.com/articles/2009/04/01/news/001%20benld%20school.txt
The good news is that it happened over the weekend and there were no children in the building, so no one got hurt.
I attended the old school that sat right in front of this new school that was torn down after this one was built. There was mine subsidence problems with it too. The new school was built on the old football field that sat right behind the old school. Guess what? It was flooding before they built this school on it.
Now the local papers are saying that it is going to cost $15-20 million to replace the building that was opened only 7 years ago and it may take 5-7 years. This could have been avoided IF they had cooled their heels and did what was advised at the time and filled in that sink hole before building the school. But that would have cost a year's time and an additional $1-3 million. :wall: I would rather had spent the 1-3 than the 15-20 it will cost now. I guess hindsight is 20/20 though.
These poor kids. Until there is a new building, the students are sharing the high school and middle school building. As you can see in the article, the 6-12th grades are going from 6:50 a.m until noon and the 1-5th grades are going from noon until 5:15 in the evening. Can you understand the problems this is causing?! What are working people suppose to do with these young children from the time they leave for work until noon? There aren't enough daycares around here with enough room, or the licensing to handle 500-700 children on a daily basis. This schedule could go on for years, until they can build a new building. These kids are only going to have 4 hour class days for how long? I received one of the messages from the school also telling people with gradeschool children that they were not to send school supplies with them. WTH?
Please say a prayer for these children, especially the younger ones. It has to be hard on them to be in a new big enviroment with nothing of their own.
Oh, btw, there is a 1% county tax increase being proposed on the April 7th ballot, guess what for...........the schools.