tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post1077121388009019950..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Parsing the Agreement with the City about Memorial StadiumMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-60189819775767893392017-11-28T22:21:42.910-08:002017-11-28T22:21:42.910-08:00@ Mel,
I concur. I do not think a high school at...@ Mel, <br /><br />I concur. I do not think a high school at Memorial Stadium makes any sense at all. It is an exceptionally expensive project at nearly $200 Million and there are are better ways to spend an equivalent amount of money. <br /><br />Lincoln and the addition at Ingraham will provide plenty of north end capacity for immediate needs. Rainier Beach clearly needs to be the next high school BEX project. If additional capacity is still needed, then a high school at Fort Lawton makes a lot more sense both geographically and financially than Seattle Center. <br /><br />There already is a high school at Seattle Center. It makes far more economic sense to support an expansion of an already existing program, rather than investing nearly $200 Million into an additional comprehensive high school. kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322661098626555834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44898752114134658472017-11-28T12:06:02.633-08:002017-11-28T12:06:02.633-08:00I will just say that I support redoing Memorial st...I will just say that I support redoing Memorial stadium but not as part of a high school. I think it is folly at this point but there seems to be those who are pushing hard for it.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-45322318409413764402017-11-28T10:54:31.332-08:002017-11-28T10:54:31.332-08:00It appears the district and board will be a part o...It appears the district and board will be a part of HALA. This is a good thing.<br /><br />For the city: The city will have to weigh the costs of a shiny new stadium and costs of maintaining Seattle's pools and other crumbling structures.<br /><br />For the board: The board will have to weigh the costs of Memorial Stadium and backlog of maintenance.<br /><br />The board will have the difficult task of creating a contract with the city. The costs of accepting funding to build a new stadium and an agreement that allows the district to collect revenue. It seems to me that Memorial Stadium will have the capacity to generate a lot of funding. I'd like the district to receive funding from public events. Perhaps the district could mandate a percentage of funding for each public event. Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58202508440116516352017-11-28T10:36:23.662-08:002017-11-28T10:36:23.662-08:00About 10 years ago, during the height of the closu...About 10 years ago, during the height of the closure madness, a small group of moms, including myself, connected with every elected official in Seattle to ask for help. We thought the closures were just crazy. <br /><br />Seattle was the fastest growing city in the United States. Elementary school enrollment was accelerating. SPS was CLOSING schools, when there needed to be plans to open schools. Now 10 years later, there is finally an MOU that says that Schools are a part of basic urban planning. <br /><br />At that time, the relationship between SPS and City of Seattle and the Seattle Delegation was non-existent. Every elected official remarked about how there were ZERO official meetings between SPS and any other elected branch of government. After that there were regularly scheduled meetings between the mayor and the Superintendent. Please note that for over 30 years there was no contact between the mayor and the Superintendent. <br /><br />The wheels of democracy spin very slowly but this MOU represents just very basic urban planning. Public Schools are a primary part of the infrastructure, just like fire stations and policy stations and community centers. kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322661098626555834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58586054104901133422017-11-28T09:34:44.087-08:002017-11-28T09:34:44.087-08:00Plus, I thought the basis of this discussion was t...Plus, I thought the basis of this discussion was that the city and SPS propose partnering on the development of what goes on the lid? Thus the suggestions related to RHS or a STEAM K-8, otherwise I agree with Melissa that a community pool and field would be nice, or something like what McMinnamins built in Bothel with a community pool, theater and restaurants. <br /><br />Capacity PlusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-38349467071625111052017-11-28T08:25:34.465-08:002017-11-28T08:25:34.465-08:00NP, maybe you missed it but Roosevelt is being dev...NP, maybe you missed it but Roosevelt is being developed in every direction with housing. Even right in front of RHS. I think the land could be used for other things at this point.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61263404646704976172017-11-27T21:25:49.281-08:002017-11-27T21:25:49.281-08:00How about affordable housing instead.
- NPHow about affordable housing instead.<br />- NPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80185832524758206412017-11-27T16:07:24.464-08:002017-11-27T16:07:24.464-08:00A pool and a field for RHS? This is a neighborhood...A pool and a field for RHS? This is a neighborhood, you know. As a neighbor, I'm not sure I'd want the entire thing going to school purposes. I think the city needs more playfields for all.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7860143494061749482017-11-27T14:05:51.719-08:002017-11-27T14:05:51.719-08:00Re: using the Roosevelt reservoir lid for a school...Re: using the Roosevelt reservoir lid for a school.... A pool and field for RHS would be nice, a Hazelwolf-like STEAM k-8 would also be amazing.<br /><br />Capacity PlusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-44010427513045166652017-11-27T13:00:34.359-08:002017-11-27T13:00:34.359-08:00Ghost Mom, an elementary school, I'd assume. ...Ghost Mom, an elementary school, I'd assume. Greenlake, Bryant, Wedgwood, Sacajawea are all a bit crowded.<br />Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260807460417787614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13616336107750877642017-11-27T10:18:26.981-08:002017-11-27T10:18:26.981-08:00A school on the lid of Roosevelt reservoir???!!! T...A school on the lid of Roosevelt reservoir???!!! That's only about 4 blocks from Roosevelt HS. What kind of school would they put there? They should put athletic fields for Roosevelt... Although I guess with light rail, that area will be built up a lot more. Maybe they do need some more schools... Wonder what kind they're contemplating.Ghost Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-4100321512279042192017-11-27T09:40:57.867-08:002017-11-27T09:40:57.867-08:00Elizabeth, I was told it's not legally binding...Elizabeth, I was told it's not legally binding by someone at the top. I do not doubt this person' word. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27493094616676642492017-11-27T09:26:05.740-08:002017-11-27T09:26:05.740-08:00Hi, to be clear, where has this statement/opinion ...Hi, to be clear, where has this statement/opinion come from that this is not a legally binding agreement? It clearly is just that, legally binding. You have to look at the content, the intent, and there is no provision in it that outright states that, that it is not meant to be that. In addition, it should be taken in the totality with another agreement the City inked with SPS in July, revealed 8/4 this year - this is a plan, some details to work out, but the basics are there, the school district blinked, got a land concession for its effort, Fort Lawton, but this agreement will be used from here on out by the City and SPS to forge ahead, to put down any objection to their plans for now and in the future. It is spin that it is about “public participation” or that it is a “framework”, that’s to head people off as to what has occurred, projects are now determined, where they will be, who is in charge, and don’t mess with us gauntlet is down. Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com