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• don't talk if you don't know

  First of all, the arsenic on Dexter St property is NATURALLY occurring and will be abated to meet all environmental regulations. Second, furnishing ARE included. Third, Pell is hardly considered a LARGE school by large school standards. Fourth, most kids are bused and DO NOT WALK. But I guess it's better to walk to your unhealthy school than to be bused to a healthy one....oy.

  Posted by npt resident February 17, 2012 09:31:49

• Walk to school...?

  "The parents that fail to understand the value of their children being able to walk to school, attend after school activities, and participate in school life without getting into a car."
  
  Try driving down Cranston Street when Cranston Calvert is starting or ending their school day....those parents must not have gotten the memo that the beauty of a neighborhood school is that you can walk to it!

  Posted by Chaz February 16, 2012 17:01:32

• Snark and condescending remarks

  Are all the Pell Yes folks seem to have in them.
  
  "rookies meetings" at the library? "Pell No people wasting time and money"? Let's not gloat before the building is complete. As Jack says, it's not the same school that the architects originally designed.
  
  The real rookies are those that think you can get something for nothing. That do not understand that plenty of arsenic laden soil is being left in place and buried onsite. That the new school still needs things like a playground, a soccer field, and furnishings.
  
  The naive are those (like the school committee) that did not complete due diligence and read the studies decrying large elementary schools. That believed that the empty schools had value in today's ruinous real estate market. How many have sold? Not "agreed" to sell, but money in pocket? The parents that fail to understand the value of their children being able to walk to school, attend after school activities, and participate in school life without getting into a car.
  
  I could go on, but, expecting the usual nasty reply, it's not worth the effort. Good job to all those that tried to bring reality and reason to this no-win process. Ambrogi et al. got their way, let's hold them absolutely responsible for this projects success, or its failure.

  Posted by Concerned Taxpayer February 16, 2012 15:39:21

• Pell School

  The new school is going to be a vast improvement over where the children are today. No asbestos, no lead, safe play areas, parking. Come on, people...stop your complaining and give the school committee and all of the countless people who volunteered their time some credit. This process was not easy - especially with those Pell No people wasting time and money. Newport will now have a beautiful elementary school to be proud of. Enough complaining.

  Posted by npt resident February 16, 2012 12:47:53

• Whats missing????

  8 million dollars cheaper and all that was changed was a bridge and the front facade, you really want me to believe this is still the same school.....at least eliminate the bronze plaque with the names of the committee and a few choice others on it for the price of a few desks.....I'm sure the school will be nice but it can't be what we have been told it will be

  Posted by Jack February 15, 2012 22:33:37

• End of Sunday silliness?

  No more Sunday afternoon designs by rookies meetings at the library? Thank goodness. Build the school!

  Posted by Taxpayer February 15, 2012 22:22:47

• No more Sunday rookie library meetings?

  I guess there are no more Sunday afternoon schools designed by rookies meetings at the library? Thank goodness. Build the school we approved.

  Posted by Taxpayer February 15, 2012 22:19:40