Ham Ave. fate uncertain
...Sprinklers in the garage got the thumbs up, while other inspections yielded problems that needed to be fix.
Still, with weeks of inspections and additional work needed for the project to reach a completion point, building committee officials said they are hopeful about meeting their end of July deadline.
"We'll be tugging and screaming but we'll get it done," said Frank Mazza, head of the Hamilton Avenue School building committee...
It looks like the Greenwich Building Department is starting to understand that Hamilton Avenue parents will never again allow their children be placed in unsafe educational facilities.
07/02/08 The Greenwich BOE Is A Total Mess !!!
05/09/09 - Hey Greenwich Time - Glenville School Parents Want To Know Why??????
MORE WARNINGS ABOUT THE BOE:06/05/08 Are Hamilton Avenue School Parents Getting Screwed By The Greenwich Board Of Education
Please listen to what Mr. Carbino's wise advice.
I would like to comment about a meeting I recently attended regarding the mold issue with the modular buildings at Western Middle School. The meeting, which was held at Glenville School, was designed so the building committee could present facts and findings about relocation options for Glenville School, and then have a question-and-answer session with parents.
There were five options presented. The building committee quickly ruled out four of the options, and remediation of the old modular buildings was the only one left for discussion.
I strongly believe remediation of the modular buildings is not an option. I don't think the question is whether the mold can be removed. The question is whether anyone can make this site a school.
The Hamilton Avenue School students just spent the better part of four years in this modular school. This building committee needs to learn from them. Let's ask them: If the mold can safely be removed, would you like to go back into the modular buildings at Western? From discussions I've heard, the definitive answer would be no! So why should I, as a Glenville parent of two, send my children there?
Let's step back and learn from mistakes made in the past. This is not an ideal site. And four years without a gym or cafeteria is unacceptable.
Let's put new modular buildings on the Western Greenwich Civic Center site. The building is newly remodeled, and was once a functional school. It's located in the heart of Glenville and has a cafeteria and gym available for use.
The problem surrounding this option is cost and delays. The question becomes: What's been the cost with doing it wrong? I'm sure the Hamilton Avenue community can speak volumes about that.
With regard to delays, what's more important -- getting the new building started on time, or building an improved interim school for our children to attend for at least two, and most likely three, years?
A student conceivably could spend a third of his or her Glenville elementary education (with building delays, it could be half) in modular buildings. Let's wait and do things right!
Frank Carbino
Greenwich
Please see:
06/03/08 - Poor Dorothy Gets So Confused By Misleading Greenwich Time Headlines
Please also see:
05/31/08
Sometimes Greenwich Time Reporters
Remind One Of The BushAdministration
Before Nine Eleven. They Just Can't Connect The Dots.
05/30/08
Serious "Cup Cake" Allegations? With Ten School Days
Left In The Year
It Is A Disgrace That School Spokesperson Kim Eves
Is Withholding Vital
Information From Parents.
05/29/08
This month principals from all over the world
have been suspended and
in each and every case the parents were told
why, except in Greenwich
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