Council Does the Right Thing, Against Their Will
If they had had their druthers, the Common Council would not have voted on Monday to bond for over a million dollars to repair the sewage problem that plagues Fowler High School, causing nauseating fumes to waft into the cafeteria.
The new city schools superintendent bumped the Fowler project to the very top of the school's To Do list. The sordid story of allowing the city's poorest students to face sewage problems in their lunchroom for over 15 years finally got too intolerable for even the school district.
However, the situation was not so intolerable that several Common Councilors publicly wished the project could be postponed ANOTHER year, so the city would not have to bond for the money, instead using part of the $200 million in the upcoming NY State budget being allocated for the first phase of the city's ambitious school renovation plan
The new city schools superintendent bumped the Fowler project to the very top of the school's To Do list. The sordid story of allowing the city's poorest students to face sewage problems in their lunchroom for over 15 years finally got too intolerable for even the school district.
However, the situation was not so intolerable that several Common Councilors publicly wished the project could be postponed ANOTHER year, so the city would not have to bond for the money, instead using part of the $200 million in the upcoming NY State budget being allocated for the first phase of the city's ambitious school renovation plan
