by Rachel Ranfeld and Natalie Kirton
Continuing from last week’s story about the lowered cost of the school bond issue, Montezuma students agree that we need improvements throughout the school building. “Something needs to be done,” says 7th grader Christian Schmitz.
Students stressed the bad conditions of the ceiling, the flooring, the walls and especially the bathrooms.
As you can see from the chart at right, Montezuma has not had any large building renovations since 1989 whereas the nearby schools have all had renovations in this century.
Obviously, we need the update to keep up with the rising competition and the ongoing demands of better facilities and newer technology.
If you were a family moving into the area, would you choose to send your child to a school that has a new, fresh and professional learning atmosphere or one that looks like it has not been updated for the last 20 years?
Every other school in the area has required the use of a school bond issue within the last dozen years for improvements, such as constructing new rooms.
The price range of those projects fall between $4 and $14 million of which our $8.5 million asking amount is a little less than the median.
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