The Times Herald-Record reports that:
"developers Rick Milton and Keith Libolt of City of Newburgh-based Mesh Realty" have offerred "to buy the building, restore it and then lease it back to the school district."
The public should just sit down and keep quiet because they are not competent to have an opinion on this issue. Neither the "District spokesman" nor the School Board, nor anyone in the administration is about to reveal to you the content of architect's report that Milton claims, "scared the board into thinking the building is going to fall down."
Furthermore, the public will not be able to see the inside of the building, which Milton apparently was able to do, somehow.
Noone is going to provide any detail on the health and safety concerns, nor will any estimate be provided about the cost of repair. And please don't even think about anything like a professional estimate of the value of the building as it currently stands, or an estimate of the value of the property sans building.
The public's opinion is not necessary, the decisions and revisions can be made without you. Stay in your seats everyone, put your heads down, keep quiet!
SCHOOL BUILDING CAN BE RESTORED
I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE BOARD DID NOT EVEN HAVE THE INTEREST LEVEL IN SAVING THE BUILDING TO ASK TO MEET WITH ME AND MY PARTNER. WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED RENOVATIONS OF A 17000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ON CHAMBER STREET IN THE CITY OF NEWBURGH, THAT WAS IN MUCH WORSE CONDITION. NOW IT IS THREE ARTIST SPACES AND 10 LUXURY APARTMENTS.
these lifeless things
It is disappointing that the Board has failed to preserve and make the fullest possible use of existing buildings.