Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

This is not the site

THis is not the site that was offered.

By Anon

Alert the media!

If what you say is true, surely at least one of the bazillion reporters in the area would be interested in covering it. In fact, wouldn't it elevate a paper's profile to be able to break a story like this?

But that would require giving a name and a face to the story. Clearly, the people behind this rumor prefer to be anonymous.

Here's another question - the story said the board put an option on the property at Tollgate and Refugee Roads last spring, and then exercised that option at the last board meeting. Why wasn't this new property mentioned any time between then and now?

The bond issue was sold and passed based on the 60-some acres at Tollgate and Refugee being the site for the new elementary and middle schools.

I'm all for holding the board accountable. If they did something wrong, it should be brought to light.

At the same time, if they were to change horses mid-stream, I'd want a thorough accounting of everything that went into the decision-making process. It would be a PR nightmare to sell a bond based on one piece of property, for which the board had already spent $100,000, and then change their minds at the last minute based on information that is even unconvincing to people to traditionally hate the board.

I'd want to know why the board threw away $100,000. And that whole cocamamie story about saving 7 figures would need to be explained in excruciating detail. I'd need more than someone's word that there are 7 figures to be saved.

Better luck next time.

Hopefully this will

Maybe this will alert the media. At least send them in a direction.

You say,''People behind this rumor...''. Well if it is a rumor would there be any faxes or letters or e-mails that exist?

You say, ''Why wasn't this property mentioned..
Maybe it was intended for another purpose (like say, homes) or it was in contract or somebody just thought of the new usage. What makes the difference? Should it have been explored? Seems to me if it was intended for homes and it might have saved 100+ homes from existance, that might be considered. If 60+ acres are needed times 2 per acre, well, you get the point.

You say, ''The bond was sold and passed...
Yes, with a developer out front to bring sewer and water to the schools, but it's understood they are on hold. So who pays for sewer and water to the 60 acre site? Are there services already at the RUMORED site? Couldn't that save $$$,$$$.00? Drinkin' an' poopin' are 'spensive!

Not saying anything was done wrong. Why wasn't this given a hard look or even mentioned? Who made the decicion to not look at it? It wasn't discussed in public or did we miss it?

PR nightmare? Road alignment. Sewer and water. Reduced prperty cost. Couple of hundred thousand here and a couple hundred there...pretty soon you talkin' some real money. This is the PR nightmare.

We haven't even touched on that the site is in the township. We haven't even touched on traffic issues. What about the traffic study for the site that was voted on? I guess they're exempt. And if the schools have the guts to ask the city for free sewer and water (at Sycamore Creek City site), why not ask the county? See if that ever hits the light of day.

Oh yea, by the way better, luck next time back at cha. Bob H. wouldn't have tolerated it.

By Anon

It does?

The school site at Sycamore Creek in the City was donated.
The site is so far away from City boundries, I doubt any city kids will ever go there.
Is the township building its own school district?

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