The Baltimore County Board of Education formally asked the state Tuesday night to earmark $74.8 million for major construction projects in fiscal year 2013 such as a new building to house Dundalk and Sollers Point high schools.
The board unanimously approved the funding requests, which included 21 proposed projects, during its meeting at Eastern Technical High School.
The board is meeting at different schools to spur more community participation.Superintendent Joe Hairston is scheduled to present the budget requests on Dec. 20 to the County Council, which would then vote on the proposed requests on Jan. 12.
The $18.4 million requested for the Dundalk/Sollers Point High School construction is the board’s top priority and adds to the $12 million already approved for the project.Other top capital budget priorities include $2.4 million and $1.7 million to complete renovations and additions to Milford Mill Academy and Parkville High School, respectively.
In addition, the board is also requesting $552,000 for a new roof at Seven Oaks Elementary in Perry Hall and about $6.26 million for renovations and additions to Stoneleigh Elementary in Towson.
“Many of these top priorities are to assist us in getting projects already underway completed,” School Board President Lawrence Schmidt said. “This priority list was established based not just on current population needs, but based on future outlooks.”
The latter was welcome news to parents at Stoneleigh Elementary who have quickly organized to address overcrowding concerns at the Towson school.
Jodi Schuleman and Amy Freeman are among those parents.
Each testified Tuesday that the school has 675 students enrolled there, which puts it at 135 percent capacity.
“We’re busting at the seams,” Freeman said after the meeting. “We have representation at every school board meeting and events and we’re constantly trying to meet with elected officials to let them know our concerns.”
Schuleman added: “It’s just one step in our battle tonight, but it was a vital one.”
Schmidt said it is important for parents across the county to be united while pushing for their respective schools as each project faces added scrutiny during a time of tight budgets at the state and local levels.
“Having an active and engaged parents is a key component to any school system,” Schmidt said.
I wonder how much of this money will go to illegal workers while our unemployment in Dundalk is close to 17%. Did I mention Whiting and Turner is building Dundalk/Sollers Point HS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7otZ-eJfKiI No wonder 76% of the people recently polled feel this country is on the wrong path. It is when politicians can lie right to your face and destroy the trust in their leadership. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/right_direction_or_wrong_track I also wonder how many of the contractors doing business with Baltimore County follow the Olszewski council resolution that deals with anyone doing business with the county to use E-verify. Mr. Olszewski had a problem with the difference between a resolution and legislation. You see Mr. Olszewski a resolution is non-binding while legislation is LAW! When I asked him to supply the number of the bill he claimed to credit for, he suffered a laps of memory. Judging by the many times I ride past the Dundalk/Sollers Point HS project along with the Yorkway development I would have to question this practice.
What basis was this quite forward video debunked on. Do you have a link, or just an opinion? Is this video a fraud also? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUR2xFRZ62I&feature=related
Whiting and Turner is the contractor of the DHS.
Try to walk on a construction site with a camera and start asking questions. It's Bogus and it's has been discredited years ago, except for the hate sites that still run with it. Bueller is about 12 years behind the times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trsDPpAI5E LOL It's on YouTube so it HAS to be true.
I thought you were going to translate the "discredited" information. As I recall you used You Tube many times to support your agenda. You see I don't think your name is Robert Arsmstrong. You have made some tell-tailing remarks to indicate otherwise. That is the reason you are so afraid to answer any questions or like most people who speak the truth stand behind what they say. How far behind the times is this report Mr. Armstrong? http://www.beaufortobserver.net/publicationreturnframe.lasso?-token.address=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/02/undocumented-workers-pocketed-42-billion-in-tax-credits-audit-shows/?intcmp=obinsite
My name hasn't changed since I was born. Guess again Chuck.
http://www.drudge.com/news/147994/illegal-immigrants-got-4b-tax-credits There are more links to this issue if you prefer. Think of this amount of money just on this one issue that could go to our education system.
What a Joke!
http://mediamatters.org/research/200901290032
The same leaders who protect illegals involved in the ATF scandal which is now on the doorstep of the AG's office. A little like Watergate. The leaders of this investigation in Congress have promised to follow through this wherever it leads and right now it looks like the WH. Your link does not apply to the tax credit issue which is factual. There are numerous links to this story. Now as to creditability the left wing NY Times was forced to give up it's Pulitzer Prize over some rather large gaffs they made. Speaking of creditability or lack there of, you have made many wild claims without any documentation period! You seem to speak many falsehoods but yet you want to hold others accountable for any information that does not fit your agenda. In other-words it's "do as I say and not as I do."
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=all
Since that is the case in this situation I will have to explain the first link to you and the FAKE HEAD. There are numerous links to the one post including the AP. You do know what the AP is don't you? The farther down you scroll (to do this use your arrow that points towards the ground), you'll find links by CBS, the U.S. Attorney's Office and others. http://tucsoncitizen.com/view-from-baja-arizona/2011/03/01/another-federal-agent-killed-by-atf-walked-gun/ Now for the next link, just click on it using your mouse and just watch and listen. I will understand if you have a problem with that because it is tough for a fake head to gather information. I notice you still like to use quotation marks in everything you write. You don't have to quote yourself. That is unless you are talking to yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYF_YU1dn9g If you don't like that You Tube there are other postings on this issue. Your link is confusing since it does not address this issue.
They still haven't been able to get over the fact that we have a Black Guy as President.