Way
back in the good old days there was this beautiful Inn on the Templeton
Common called Landlords Inn. It was the FINEST Inn around and people
came from all over to stay here. The original building was built in
1820 and was destroyed by fire in 1888. A new larger build with 40
rooms was built in 1900 and then in 1910 an additional 60 rooms were
added.
I am sharing this photo as this building was a few stories tall and the school will be 3 and the architects have designed it to have the least impact on the surrounding homes. I have heard so many say it's too big, but Landlords Inn was very large and served our community well. I have heard many amazing stories through the years about the Inn, it's owners and how wonderful it was to have in Templeton. As a side note, my Dad used to play hide and seek there as a kid and said it was stunning.
I am sharing this photo as this building was a few stories tall and the school will be 3 and the architects have designed it to have the least impact on the surrounding homes. I have heard so many say it's too big, but Landlords Inn was very large and served our community well. I have heard many amazing stories through the years about the Inn, it's owners and how wonderful it was to have in Templeton. As a side note, my Dad used to play hide and seek there as a kid and said it was stunning.
This school will benefit our community as a portion of the school will
be able to be accessed after hours and be utilized as it should be. It
will encourage more togetherness in a portion of town that many come
together at already. The playground will still be accessible along with
a new tot lot playground for the smaller children.
A lasting legacy. An investment in our future.
A lasting legacy. An investment in our future.
Diane Haley Brooks, Selectwoman Thank
you everyone for your responses. No Beth I am not nuts. I can totally
appreciate all that each of you is saying and I have always welcomed
other opinions. With what funds will we fix both schools? It's the
town's responsibility to do so, not
the schools. It is theirs when the costs are below $5,000. When I was
first elected I went to the clerk's office and asked for all the town
meeting warrants for as far back as she could get me and I looked at
them all over the course of several days. I was curious as to why they
have not been maintained myself. There were several articles and they
were all voted no. There was only one I could find for BES that fixed
floors and a couple of other things. Why is that? How will we renovate
these buildings?
As for "found" money, you are right as the books have been a total disaster for years. I, for one, am glad we have the right financial team looking at them now. There have also been losses we had to figure out how to accommodate.
As for "found" money, you are right as the books have been a total disaster for years. I, for one, am glad we have the right financial team looking at them now. There have also been losses we had to figure out how to accommodate.
Diane Haley Brooks, Selectwoman Sorry,
I pressed enter too soon. I have a hard time seeing all the replies
sometimes. You have to vote your heart. There isn't another place at
this time as I stated previously. If there is other land, no one wants
to give it or sell it at this time either.
Diane Haley Brooks, Selectwoman Currently
there is much a lot of traffic congestion in the center and more fender
benders at the country store than I care to see. There are
parents/guardians that drop their children off on South Road and that is
not safe now, the new plan would make it
safer all the way around. The bus traffic flow will be the same and
with any cars less risk of accidents due to the lack of vision on
Wellington gettig out onto Dudley.
I see your point Beth, but what is the cost to our community of saying no?
I see your point Beth, but what is the cost to our community of saying no?
Kevin Bird The
inn fit in stylistically with the surroundings. Not sure about a condo
looking building fitting in as nicely especially when your first view
driving out of the center on the new one way will be of the loading
dock. You will never drive by the building the way the video does.
There are some who will support this project no questions asked - "It's for the children"
ReplyDeleteThere are some who will never support this project.
There are those who simply can't afford a 30 year tax increase because they are living on a fixed income.
There are those who think this location is a really bad place for a Mega School on a postage sized lot.
There are those who think $513 per square foot is obscene compared to elementary school projects in nearby towns.
There are those who believe there is no Plan B, the end of the world as we know it will happen if this plan fails to gain support.
There are those who believe the world will keep turning no matter the outcome of this vote.
There are those who believe if this proposal fails at the ballot box, there will be another proposal to repair our elementary schools.
If I remember correctly the town stepped up for a new boiler at the BES. It would seem money would have been appropriated at town meeting for the clean up of the oil leak behind NRHS but this may have been covered by insurance. East Templeton windows were replaced slowly and tastefully by Principal Vaidulais using money within the budget, it is believed. In my opinion we should fix what we have and use space wisely that is already available such as moving the Superintendents office to Scout Hall and utilizing this space for the children. Keeping the MSBA out of the equation may need to be looked at a little bit closer as the long term thinkers do not always have the town's interest at heart.
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