Re: sales tax exemptions

jJohn Klausner wrote:

Ann wrote:
Jim Ledford wrote:
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our county is strapped for money as a result of wasting
lots of it with attempts to satisfy the newcomers. they
keep announcing, got to have a tax increase, got to float
a bond for new schools. but last night, something really
wonderful happened. a school board member suggested how we
could use the closed down factories and other closed down
businesses as buildings for new schools. the old square-D
factory would make a giant school and already has a food
preparation facility contained in it. lots of grounds space
for football and soccer fields and enough parking lot for
thousands. the board member making the suggestion got a
standing round of applause for daring to show such brilliance.
sometimes, I've thought it might be against the rules for those
in government to suggest ways to save and not waste tax payer
money.

3 cheers for the smart school board member!
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As for retro-fitting the Square-D plant as a school, schemes like that
are
rarely cost effective. Particularly with energy costs likely to go even
higher, it would be foolish not to build new, with operating cost in
mind. I don't know if your school board is uninformed or he/she threw
that out
there to get the audience off their case. But, don't believe it until
they produce the numbers showing a conversion would cost less than new
construction.

You may well be right, but if the board shows a willingness and an
effort to control costs, I think it's appreciated. The thing now is for
the board to get some of those same people involved in working out
whether it really is a good idea or not. Do the background work and
show people the money - so to speak!

For starters, they could use Google to search on:
"adaptive reuse" school "north carolina"

And, someone should should check with NCDENR to see what environmental
remediation might be required. Electrial components plants aren't noted
for being "clean".

The thing is, they've known for years that something would have to be done.
Delay will only raise the cost and perhaps put them in a situation where
they have to make compromises (e.g. operating costs) that will cost the tax
payers more in the long run. But if this is planning for a school that
won't be needed for ~5 years, I stand corrected.

I had the same thought about the
costs...here in California the building standards for school buildings
are set so high that it takes at least 3x the cost per square foot to
build (and that's a number that's a vague memory, so it may be higher).
Still, if people are willing to think "outside the box", instead of
just going the path of least resistance maybe they'll be able to come up
with something.
SueK

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