Sharing the CIty Building

Today's Journal...

City and school district to become roommates
First National Bank building donated to Cincinnati State

MIDDLETOWN —
A 10-year deal that would see the Middletown City School District administration offices move into One Donham Plaza should be consummated in January

Gilleland touts this partnership as a “win-win” for both entities that will bring more people into the core of downtown Middletown

WOULD THIS BRING ENOUGH PEOPLE TO THE "CORE OF DOWNTOWN" TO EVEN BE NOTICED JUDITH?

Though there are a few more details to be worked out, the basic agreement has the schools paying the city for utilities and maintenance costs, which would be around $65,000 a year, Gilleland said. This is the amount the schools already pay to maintain its building.

Marcia Andrew, school board president, said the board is “generally supportive” of the proposal if it can “save the taxpayers’ money .....

HOW WILL THIS SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY MS. ANDREW? ACCORDING TO THIS STORY, YOU ARE ALREADY PAYING $65,000 TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT BUILDING AND WILL BE PAYING $65,000 IN THE CITY BUILDING FOR THE SCHOOL'S SHARE OF MAINT. IT'S A BREAK EVEN THING, ISN'T IT?

“While this is cost-neutral for the schools, the city would gain by the additional revenue,” she said

DOESN'T MATTER JUDITH. IT'S ALL FUNNY MONEY ANYWAY, PAID FOR BY THE TAXPAYER. WHETHER IT GOES IN THE CITY FUNDS OR THE SCHOOL FUNDS... IMMATERIAL. ALSO SOUNDS LIKE JUDITH'S CITY FUNDS ARE A LITTLE LOW AND SHE IS SEARCHING FOR EVERY PENNY SHE CAN FIND. IMAGINE THAT, THE WAY THEY SPEND MONEY AROUND HERE.



City Council is expected to vote on the donation of the former First National Bank building at 2 N. Main St. to Cincinnati State Technical & Community College by its first meeting in January

HEY, GONNA GIVE AWAY ANOTHER TAXPAYER FUNDED BUILDING TO CS AGAIN. WONDER WHAT CS HAS PLANNED FOR ALL THESE FREEBIES? THEY HAVEN"T FILLED ALL FLOORS OF THE OLD CG&E BUILDING YET NOR HAVE THEY TOUCHED THE DONATED FORMER SENIOR CENTER BUILDING. NOT TO MENTION THEM WANTING THE OLD LICENSE BUREAU BUILDING FROM THE COUNTY. THEY'RE GONNA END UP OWNING ALOT OF TAXPAYER FUNDED, DONATED, EMPTY BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN......FOR WHAT PURPOSE IF THEY CAN'T FILL THE ORIGINAL BUILDING AS YET?

Ok Ms. Andrew. It will slowly add up. Nothing wrong with keeping the faith along with the city leaders concerning the downtown......at least for a reasonable amount of time. Eventually, we will all know whether this was another city sponsored, money wasting pipe dream or not. I would hope, at that time, if this fails, that all the dreamcatchers and rainbow chasers will drop the embellishment program and prioritize correctly as to where the resources really need to be placed.   

Thought it curious that the schools were more than eager to help the city out with revenue issues as I believe Gilleland and company are masters of money waste and totally misfocused on spending targets. Also remember that fatal day at old Wilson school when there was a combo city council/school board meeting and as the two faced each other, you could have cut the tension with a knife. Yeah, I was there, Ms. Andrew. I saw two different groups of people with council forcing their little Section 8 onslaught on the community and the schools and the schools not appreciating the issues it caused as to the type of student normally associated with Section 8. Guess everyone has forgotten or forgiven this episode and are now trying to be one happy family under one roof.

Fair enough Ms. Andrew. It will be interesting to see how this will work out with the two entities in such close contact with each other. Still, there has to be some underlying resentment for what the city has done to the schools in the name of revenue generation through Section 8.

Time will tell concerning this relationship.

Vet
Get real man, this is al no brainier good idea.