They should really be proactive about this: if they really need this site, then pull out all stops to build the replacement school FIRST! Trust me, if you want it done fast and right, it can be done. Once they have the new school that is equivalent or better than the old one, most if not all opposition will melt away. But if it was my kid, I'd be totally up in arms having go to school in some damn warehouse for several years.
The buildings are NOT 3 years old tho; Lincoln Annex school uses buildings that were once the home of St. Peters Catholic school and are decades old
Okay, didn't know that. The article says the school was constructed as of 2016.
I really suggest you get the stick out of your ass so that we can have an adult conversation about this.
Sorry, as I said to Korbermeister, I was going off what the article said about the school being new in 2016. Obviously if they repurposed and upgraded old buildings it is not "new" per se.
Both are significant concerns - an independent study should be done on the level and content of the soil contamination. I would not trust the DEP to do it as they have links into the Chem E Department at Rutgers (or at least they funneled a lot of money that way when I was there) and it'd be a conflict of interest. Obviously if major remediation becomes an item or if it's considered dangerous that kills the site. As for traffic, again, it'd be best to bring in independent consultants to find out if there's a way traffic could be managed to make it safer than it is.
'being housed in a warehouse' negative connotations giving us visions of kids sitting in tiny desks and chairs in an empty Costco or Amazon building lol. From what I hear (have no kids in that school so no reason to see the inside) the warehouse is outfitted such that one couldn't tell the difference between it and a regular elementary school from the inside. IMHO if it looks like a school and current faculty move with the students, I wouldn't care what the building looked like on the outside
I'd really have to see it to make a judgement on it. I always think of a warehouse like Costco or BJ's. LOL
The warehouses are on Jersey Avenue...and they are indeed warehouses. If I figure out how to post pics I will. They were set up for the students of AC Redshaw school while that school was being rebuilt. Want to guess the timeline for AC Redshaw? Three years. Sounds familiar. How long did it actually take? Ten years. Two entire generations of grade schoolers spent their time in those warehouses (2005-2015). Now the proposed timeline for the Lincoln Annex school is three years as well. On former industrial land. How much do you want to bet that it’s closer to ten years than three?
The opposition to this was really mainly driven by Charlie Kratovils political aspirations. It was never going to be stopped and everyone knew it.
