Alternate Proposal to The Domino Plan
Douglas Johnson, a candidate who ran for the Fluvanna County School Board, proposed an alternate plan to the controversial Domino Plan when he ran for office in November 2006.
He suggested a stricter fiscal policy concerning this issue. Evidently there are current facilities initially used as schools (Fork Union Elementary School, Palmyra Elementary School, and Carysbrook High School) being used now for other purposes. However, they’re being underutilized during school hours. He proposes refurbishing these facilities and using them as they were originally intended during school hours while still taking advantage of the facilities after school hours.
He also addressed the multiple portable classrooms at the various schools (Cunningham Elementary, Central Elementary, and Fluvanna Middle School). These are detached trailers housing a few dozen students in each. In a recent blog post at his site, Christian and Political Commentary, he writes:
If we just switched between the portable classrooms and the actual school buildings, the portable classrooms could be used for offices.
The school buildings could do double service, schools during the day and parks and recreation after school hours. The fine arts productions would also be utilized for performances other than during school hours.
Of course, all these buildings would need to refurbished for using them as schools again getting them up to current code. They are all structurally sound or can be made structurally sound when refurbished.
The student capacity for all these existing building would be about 800 students, more than half of the capacity of the new high school.
He gives more details about his plan in the latter part of this blog post dated October 1st, 2007. Why spend close to $100 million to build something that isn’t even needed yet when there are facilities currently in place that will cost less than $10 million to renovate in order to provide what’s needed now and then some?
Are you a Fluvanna County resident? If so, please come out to the Public Hearing being held on October 17, 2007 at 7:00 PM at the Circuit Courtroom in Palmyra Virginia 22963. Hear what the Student Board has to say about the need for a new facility and who is expected to foot the bill.
Posted: October 14th, 2007 under Politics.
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October 17th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
When I first came to Fluvanna my small but growing family had the honor of living with my Grandma Beach. She needed someone and we needed a spot. Well six years went by and Grandma needed more. If I had known there was a Senior Center where she could socialize, make crafts, maybe even play piano (as she had for years in surrounding churches) we would have gone. Fork Union Community Center is the home of the Fluvanna Senior Center which must meet during school hours and not in a trailer. In this complex alternate plan this is one demention that must be considered.
October 19th, 2007 at 2:31 am
Why can’t the Fluvanna Senior Center meet in a church facility? There are plenty around who have various sized climate-controlled all-purpose rooms that are available during school hours.
I’ve heard of the Boy Scouts of America meeting in church facilities when a place was needed for weekly den meetings, and they’re a civic organization, not affiliated with any one church denomination.
What do you think of that idea?
October 19th, 2007 at 8:05 am
They would have to have an area all their own for large freezers, fridges and storage space seven days a week. They also will be adding a convection oven soon to improve their meals. There’s also three employees where two need a computer and printer and all need a phone. Oh, and the nurse and her area and place for equiptment. There’s also a need for an automatic door to accomodate frequent deliveries and of course the ladies with walkers and canes.
They could use their own building.