06/07/08 - Laura DiBella Reports - "Touring" the Ham Ave Site

Hamilton Avenue School Report Card

Just finished a tour of the
"new"
Hamilton Avenue School
construction site.

If it ever gets finished, it should be impressive.

However, can someone explain WHY the furniture and furnishings have been delivered to this site? Granted, most are in boxes, but this building is in no way clean, dust is everywhere, and there sits the new furniture and furnishings. Is the building committee going to go to the RTM and ask for more money to clean furniture and furnishings that should not even be there?

The first floor rooms that are designated for Pre-K have sidewalks leading to the courtyard, but no doors. WHY? The original education specifications showed that each pre-k classroom was to have an independent door to the courtyard. These areas will become magnets for area ne'er-do-wells.

Why did Frank Mazza state that all the systems were running today? Isn't that just sucking up the dust and debris into those systems? Won't those systems need to be heavily cleaned before the building opens?

Why is the playing field sloped? It was supposed to be level. The only thing that looks good is the basketball court, which was put in by the Chickahominy Reunion Association.

The media center is half the original width. It appears that the original drawings didn't include a hallway, so space was taken from the media center to create it.

The courtyard, on all drawings was to be landscaped, why then is it all concrete?

This parent does not see how this building will be legally ready for the kids come the start of school. There is just too much left to do.

Please see:

06/05/08 Are Hamilton Avenue School Parents Getting Screwed By The Board Of Education? It is time for parents to connect the dots?

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