tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post4980994703009486341..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: We don’t have to choose between Hoover and Hoover East (but if we did . . .)Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-22833288539718440302015-04-04T14:16:44.656-05:002015-04-04T14:16:44.656-05:00In my opinion, it's foolish to close inner-cit...In my opinion, it's foolish to close inner-city neighborhood schools in favor of new schools in the suburbs. It's a sure way to kill a happy, productive neighborhood downtown.<br /><br />The City of Iowa City council and Planning and Zoning Commission together with the school district appear to be colluding in the destruction of neighborhoods in downtown Iowa City and the segregation of minorities on the SE side.mariaconzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934140133901962872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-61246510103617403492015-03-30T03:11:23.254-05:002015-03-30T03:11:23.254-05:00I've got a better potential explanation than t...I've got a better potential explanation than that = every time the NCP and/or the East's aristocracy want something to happen they pull the fear card and terrorize the easy marks with fear tactics...notice how they pulled together on the community comment/public comment crackdown? I did. They wealthy aristocracy may join, gasp, on the same ticket when it suits them both to do so and/or when they may both want the same thing for different reasons. Don't drink the Kool-aid and fear is the mindkiller...Julie VanDykenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-24861155157876087202015-03-29T22:09:32.963-05:002015-03-29T22:09:32.963-05:00Ah, I think I must see what the (still very outlan...Ah, I think I must see what the (still very outlandish) argument is: People are arguing that if Hoover stays open, the district won’t open Hoover East, and if Hoover East doesn’t open, kids from Windsor Ridge will have to go Alexander Elementary, and some of the high school boundary plans have Alexander going to West, so Windsor Ridge kids would end up at West. Where to begin?<br /><br />1. It’s not true that Hoover East can’t open unless Hoover closes. (See above post.)<br /><br />2. Every plan that has sent Windsor Ridge to Alexander has done so only temporarily until Hoover East opens.<br /><br />3. Every plan that has sent Windsor Ridge to Alexander has done so on the assumption that Windsor Ridge kids will eventually be in the Hoover East attendance area and go to City High.<br /><br />4. No one on the board has ever proposed any plan that would send kids from the far east side of Iowa City to West High, nor would they, because such a plan would be insane.<br /><br />If this is the kind of argument going around for closing Hoover, then Hoover’s future is bright.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-28346206854705442762015-03-29T22:08:30.986-05:002015-03-29T22:08:30.986-05:00Pooter -- I doubt there's a secret plan, but I...Pooter -- I doubt there's a secret plan, but I suspect different people may have different designs on the property. Some supporters of the closure have persisted in making arguments about the number of parking spaces at City, so it's fair to assume that there is some support for a parking lot. Others are unhappy that some of City's sports facilities are over at Mercer Park, which doesn't strike me as worth closing a school for. Others probably can't get over the fact that the other high schools have more acreage, though even taking Hoover would just be a drop in the bucket in that regard.<br /><br />Of course, just about any use of the property would cost money, yet there is no use indicated in the long-term spending (and bonding) plan. If they ever identify the planned use, that will mean that much more spending (and borrowing) attributable to the Hoover closure. <br /><br />One thing we can assume: if they thought the property was going to be used for something that would have widespread popular support, they'd tell us the plan. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-30046770898470087172015-03-29T19:28:58.084-05:002015-03-29T19:28:58.084-05:00Sound reasoning as usual. Do you think the School ...Sound reasoning as usual. Do you think the School Board which voted to close Hoover at the time knew of the secret plans for Hoover and City High that for some reason could not be revealed to the public?pooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267556852769572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-55447667142155412992015-03-29T11:49:03.989-05:002015-03-29T11:49:03.989-05:00There is also an argument floating around that if ...There is also an argument floating around that if Hoover stays open, kids who go to Hoover East—students from the easternmost part of town—will have to end up at West High. This argument is so outlandish that I don’t even know where to begin. If anyone wants to spell out the logic, I’m happy to address it. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.com