What happened with consolidation?

**howdyho** · July 6th, 2009, 11:21 PM

What happened with consolidation tonight??

**R13** · July 6th, 2009, 11:27 PM

How many meetings are they going to do with that? Wish Appy, SP would accept a good thing when it comes and stop *****ing

**collegetrumpet2010** · July 7th, 2009, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by Burton13

How many meetings are they going to do with that? Wish Appy, SP would accept a good thing when it comes and stop *****ing

[sarcasm]Oh but they can't get rid of that Bulldawg football team that will just go in a downward spiral! [/sarcasm]

Seriously, I can't believe people are even bringing the football team into this.

**beamer_ball** · July 7th, 2009, 12:40 AM

Wise County School Board votes 5-3 to affirm high school consolidation plan - Kingsport Times-News Online

**Crackersneckian** · July 9th, 2009, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by Burton13

How many meetings are they going to do with that? Wish Appy, SP would accept a good thing when it comes and stop *****ing

I totally agree but I was wondering how the Wise County Board of Supervisors will vote when it comes before their next meeting. Lots of people don't realize the upkeep on these older schools. There is always water lines breaking, problems with electrical connections, and just about everything else that an aging building goes through. They got to do something one way or another and there is no way everyone willl be happy. But with some of them I think they will never be satisfied unless its completely their way. Got to be some give and take and probably more give than they want to allow.

**VHSLhelper** · July 9th, 2009, 02:36 AM

yeah... I meant Burton

**simple man** · July 18th, 2009, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Burton13

How many meetings are they going to do with that? Wish Appy, SP would accept a good thing when it comes and stop *****ing

As soon as JIB joins the county schools and gets in the mix with their tax dollars. It would be a shame to keep the kids from Norton from having the chance to get all the new classes and sports.

**royalflush** · July 18th, 2009, 04:00 PM

VHSL Helper, you are in Buchanan County, where the last consolodation in this area happened. How did people from Whitewood and Pilgrim's Knob feel about it?

**cosmo99** · July 18th, 2009, 04:48 PM

Does anyone know what the 3 new High schools will look like or whether or not it had it in the paper. I can't remember but I think it had it in the Coalfield awhile back.

**simple man** · July 19th, 2009, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by cosmo99

Does anyone know what the 3 new High schools will look like or whether or not it had it in the paper. I can't remember but I think it had it in the Coalfield awhile back.

http://www.wise.k12.va.us/High%20Sch...ment%20(2).pdf
There is the bottom line- more than 100 million, without the complete line of sports facilities. The BOS says the county can't stay inside the law and carry that much debt. And I just don't see the county being happy with the tax increase that was mentioned in the same story.