Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Northwest Arkansas Times story on plans for new high school quotes board member saying three proposals much alike but...

NWA Times story on Fayetteville High School plans
The fact is that the plan that would preserve the most old buildings and disrupt the environment the least would be my preference because every shovelful of dirt moved costs taxpayers money and every structure destroyed wastes money and overloads the landfills and the noise, dust and silty, muddy runoff to the Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River damages the region's drinking-water source, Beaver Lake. The wear and tear on the area's streets and highways will have to be repaired at taxpayer expense after construction and the stress of months of construction will disrupt the lives of area residents and those who travel through the area in countless ways.

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