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Beaumont Enterprise Opinions MONDAY LETTERS: Let's settle South Park dispute with compromise By READERS OPINIONS February 21, 2010 Posted: February 20, 2010, 3:40 PM CST Last updated: February 20, 2010, 3:42 PM CST The fight over South Park has been a brutal one with practicality, good will and compromise being lost. With no future purpose in mind for the existing school, suggestions to build behind it are not practical. On the other hand, almost 3,000 petitions and a court case established the school should not be torn down. For the BISD to forge ahead, grabbing dollars from anywhere other than "bond money" for demolition, only reflects an in-your-face mentality unworthy of adults, much less leaders of our community and education system. In efforts to pass the bond issue, not only did the BISD promise to not demolish but what seems forgotten by both sides is the BISD also promised repeatedly "to save as much as possible." If said in good-faith rather than deception, it translates to saving the façade. The pre-fab building plans should be scrapped and a real architect hired to design the interior, utilizing the solid exterior walls and existing strong foundation. If done right, everybody wins. Students get a state-of-the-art-school, South Park's history is preserved and respected, taxpayer money is handled prudently, and I hope, our community will heal. It's practical, it's good will, and it's a compromise. Sherry Moyer, Beaumont Comments: happygirl wrote: I think timwopel needs to shut the hell up. Sounds like he's doing alot of whining himself. I think someone else said it...he must work for the crooked BISD. And I agree...Most of them are racists! 02/22/2010 05:43 PM CST happygirl wrote: I think timwopel needs to shut the hell up. Sounds like he's doing alot of whining himself. I think someone else said it...he must work for the crooked BISD. And I agree...Most of them are racists! 02/22/2010 05:42 PM CST happygirl wrote: Great letter Sherry. BISD has so contaminated and poisoned peoples views about the school. Why don't THEY step up and realize what chumps BISD makes THEM look like? There are too many unanswered questions about this. But I am beginning to think that certain people don't CARE about quality, integrity and what is right. I have also heard that Carroll Thomas' wife is to be principal in the new school.....SOUNDS LIKE NEPOTISM TO ME!! 02/22/2010 05:20 PM CST timwopel wrote: no, its not how they should be treated, but that's what they did. now, what are you gonna do? make them spend countless dollars fighting, then watch them tear it down anyway? again...why don't you gain support by actually doing something other than spouting? the empty venting has gotten very old and tiresome. 02/22/2010 03:39 PM CST corky2 wrote: I will continue to be a part of the solution by voicing concerns to others whose support may be gained. That's what this forum allows. So you're totally wrong about this being a release of steam, only. You characterize it as whining, crying, and blubbering. Again, totally wrong. Every time you comment about how we 'bought' the lie, you typify the mindset that most people find disgusting, and unacceptable. It's mean spirited, criminal, and a shame. If you are okay with misuse and deception with tax dollars, and admit you're fine with it, you are the not part of the solution. Far from proactive, either. Take it or leave it is not how tax payers should be treated. 02/22/2010 01:58 PM CST timwopel wrote: if you ain't part of the solution, you are part of the problem. i am fine with my part in this...are you? 02/22/2010 11:52 AM CST timwopel wrote: i guess what i am trying to get through to you is...if they broke a law, hold them accountable. if not and you still feel betrayed by their lies, then hold them accountable. you coming on here and crying about it is getting kind of old, and it's not doing you much good. if things are as bad for BISD and the citizens of Beaumont as you make them out to be, then quit wasting your time here and pursue this matter through the proper channels. Then, and only then, will you get anything accomplished, besides blowing off steam. 02/22/2010 11:45 AM CST timwopel wrote: yeah, i commented on it. they lied, you bought it. now deal with it. get proactive and quit your blubbering about it. the end. 02/22/2010 11:39 AM CST corky2 wrote: Thanks, leagal. Tim, still no comment about a legitimate issue of lies by school officials? How would that be whining? Bye, bye accountability and future credibility...I suspect tim's flippant attitude has to do with payback rather than his job description. I could be wrong. And let's be accurate. It may be torn down despite the election results....the bond election specifics should not be called a 'wish' list. 02/22/2010 11:05 AM CST timwopel wrote: quit crying to the message boards and get proactive. until then, i have zero sympathy. until you make change a reality, you are crying in your soup. grow up. 02/22/2010 10:45 AM CST timwopel wrote: and yet it will get torn down, in spite of your wishes, so let's get on with it. i'm tired of your whining. attack me all you like. bye bye building! 02/22/2010 10:42 AM CST HillebrandtHoney wrote: Very well said, but I doubt BISD will listen. Not sure why it's not practical to build a new one on the vacant land (IF they are intent on a new one - which they seem to be) and save the old building. But you are right - gutting the old facade and re-building the inside to state of the art is a sound compromise, as well as fiscally responsible. It would be nice and go very far in the community for the board to adopt this compromise. Why don't you call Dr Thomas or the other school board members and ask them if they are willing to accept this compromise? 02/22/2010 10:06 AM CST legaleagle wrote: Corky2 - Well said. Tim sounds like he has a job in BISD Administration. 02/22/2010 09:05 AM CST GREENIE 1969 wrote: Sherry great letter.Hope everybody reads it.Especially BISD. 02/22/2010 08:48 AM CST GREENIE 1969 wrote: Well I DID ATTEND SCHOOL IN THAT BUILDING AND DAMN PROUD OF IT. CHILDREN TODAY ARE NOT TAUGHT WHAT HISTORICAL MEANS . IT A SHAME. IF BISD WANTS TO BE REMEMBERED THEN IT SHOULD LET SOUTH PARK STAND. 02/22/2010 08:47 AM CST corky2 wrote: sig220/timwopel....apparently you don't mind the lie which you never seem to acknowledge. This is a matter of principle. If BISD is not held to their promise now, they may abuse something or someone for whom you care, later. You never respond, tim, to this fact. You just say ignore the deception and move on...I'm sorry, "shut up and go away" is an ignorant response. I suppose if that's your answer, then lying must be acceptable to you as well. Sig220, if the design issues were the problem, why make a promise that's not feasible. They had input from engineers and consultants. Isn't the first question, "can it be renovated" before making the pledge to save the school? Blah, blah, blah, yourself, tim. Those are the words of he who has no credible argument. You must have been a master debater back in the day... Please respond. You understand that the district's rebuttal to the promise issue was that only the school board can make that promise. This lame defense tells me nothing in the bond package is necessarily going to happen. A reasonable conclusion, I think. It is a childish response to a very serious offense. "I didn't do it" (the great Bart Simpson). BISD needs to step up and honor the promise, not shirk responsibility. 02/22/2010 08:28 AM CST Truthseeker wrote: Great letter, Ms. Moyer! Modern specifications can readily utilize historical and architectural excellence if professional opinions are sought. Beaumont stands to lose an R. H. Hunt-designed gem despite outcries from myriad citizens, the East Texas Historical Society, and the Texas Historical Commission. Why, Beaumont? Why? Open your eyes and demand preservation of the beautiful things in the city before Boomtown morphs into Everytown. 02/22/2010 08:18 AM CST bluebonnet47 wrote: A very good letter and makes good sense! Why tear down a sound foundation to put something that doesn't even fit the landscape of the area. And who cares if the inside doesn't match the outside????? There are other schools in the area that have been updated on the inside, but the outside remains the same. If a GOOD architect was hired there wouldn't be a problem for him to fit it in. There is alot of history in that building, so open your EYES. I have been in that building many times lately and would be very proud to say "I ATTEND SOUTH PARK AND THERE IS ALOT OF HISTORY IN THAT BUILDING" What needs to be cleaned up in the area is being overlooked!!! And yes I grew up in Beaumont all my life and can look now and see how so many things have been destroyed. New isn't always a good thing. 02/22/2010 08:17 AM CST fredsaid wrote: Do not renig! 02/22/2010 07:28 AM CST sig220 wrote: The problem is that the current design does not lend itself to interior modifications that fit modern specifications. It is rather like splitting up 11 dollars evenly for 3 people. Tear it down and build a new school. Enough already. 02/22/2010 07:17 AM CST timwopel wrote: blah blah blah...please tear it down soon so they will shut up and go away.... 02/22/2010 06:33 AM CST carrol wrote: Well said. May common sense rule but seldom does when race is the issue. 02/22/2010 06:23 AM CST |