tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post6199126146665169430..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Old Leslie Junior High Possibly at Risk in Proposed BondSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-4622036317918218412020-05-10T15:49:49.878-07:002020-05-10T15:49:49.878-07:00Added another clip from the paperAdded another clip from the paperSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-91404584162462219582020-04-19T19:00:23.357-07:002020-04-19T19:00:23.357-07:00Added some notes on the demolition.Added some notes on the demolition.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-25105525960752947672018-03-16T10:05:19.676-07:002018-03-16T10:05:19.676-07:00Here's the latest on it....
https://salkeiz.k...Here's the latest on it....<br /><br />https://salkeiz.k12.or.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/South_bond_projects_Jan_2018.pdf<br /><br />https://salkeiz.k12.or.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/MP-South-KK.pdf<br /><br />Yes, the old Leslie is slated for demolition.<br /><br />They also propose to pave over the pool site for more parking.<br /><br />No enhancement for walking, biking, or Cherriots appears to be in the works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-12570234242778613722017-11-04T09:17:50.426-07:002017-11-04T09:17:50.426-07:00That's good info! Thanks.That's good info! Thanks.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-6202167453016502742017-11-03T23:39:07.855-07:002017-11-03T23:39:07.855-07:00When I was on the Salem-Keizer School District Bud...When I was on the Salem-Keizer School District Budget Committee back in the 1980s, I toured the building with the Facilities Director. The question was whether to spend more on updating the building or scraping it. A big fight resulted in the community and it was put off with a few changes to the use of the building.<br /><br />Here were the issues then....asbestos, lathe and plaster that is very hard to repair, narrow stairways with no way to widen them, no way to escape the classrooms in the basement other than the stairways (Fire Marshal declared illegal), corroded pipes, substandard wiring, substandard pipes, no way to get gas to the second floor for chemistry classes, heating system that had exposed pipes that allowed student to get burned and the building was unreinforced bricks that would collapse in a mild earthquake.<br /><br />So, eventually the School District built a new Leslie Middle School and allowed the building to be used by Howard Street Charter School. They limited the uses of a lot of the rooms. This was after trying to do some renovations and finding more problems with every effort to do anything to the building.<br /><br />As much as we love the school, it is not safe for people to be in. It is too expensive to repair and will be a drain on precious resources, if kept. <br /><br />That said, it sure would be nice to see pools added back to our schools.<br />Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.com