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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHandouts_Regular_11/17/2005Page 1 of 1 ~->- ;~~s Betty Laur From: Gwen Carlisle [gcarlisle@tequesta.org] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:07 AM To: Betty Laur Subject: FW: Preservation of the old Jupiter Elementary School -Urgent -----Original Message----- From: Louise a. Murtaugh [mailto:president@jupiterFl.org] Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 12:32 PM To: 'Andy Lukasik'; Barbara Thompson; Corinne Baldwin (Corinne Baldwin); David Nickerson; 'Dennis LaBarbera'; 'Don Kiselewski, Jr'; Gayle Faath; Greg Leach; Jeff Castner; Jeff Naftal; Jennifer Brown; Jerry Rupar; Kristen Murtaugh (Kristen Murtaugh); Michael Couzzo (Michael Couzzo); Monroe Benaim; Nancy Cardone (Nancy Cardone); Patty Dent; Philip D'Amico; Richard Goldberg (Richard Goldberg); 'Roberto Landron'; Roger Amidon; 'Stan Cooprider'; Tom Cole; 'Walt Ru¢ynski' Cc: andrea@jupiterfl.org Subject: Preservation of the old Jupiter Elementary School -Urgent Dear Members, Dr. Monroe Benaim, phoned late yesterday asking for the business community help in saving the Old Jupiter Elementary School. He has been working for months on renovation plans for the old school to add additional classrooms and provide an auditorium that would be available for public use. However, at the Oversight and Review Committee .meeting Wednesday, a motion was made and passed to review the cost analysis for the restoration of the old school building up to currentcode, etc. and to look at alternatives (portables added where the old school building currently stands.) The renovation of the old school is estimated at $4 million. Other schools throughout Palm Beach County that have significant historic presence were renovated by the school board. Why should north county have to give up that historic building, when others have been renovated? Dr. Benaim is asking the business community to step forward and help save the school. The Construction Oversight Committee will meet again on Thursday, November 17 at 8:30 a.m. at the School Board building on Forest Hill Blvd. The meeting will take place in the Board Room. This is an agenda item and the public will be allowed to speak. Monroe is looking for business people to speak on behalf of saving the school. If you would be willing to speak in favor of saving the school, please plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, November 17th. You may get further information by contacting Monroe Benaim - 339.5151. Your input could save this historic building. On November 22, at 5 p.m. the School Board will meet to decide the fate of this building and we need get people out to that meeting to put pressure on the council members to preserve it. I plan to attend that meeting, but will be unable to be at the November 17 meeting. This is your opportunity to speak out. Please let me or Monroe know if you can attend the meetings. Thanks for your support. Louise Murtaugh, aprp JTJB Chamber of Commerce S00 N. US Highway One Jupiter, FL 33477 561-746-7111 president@jupiterfl.org 11 /14/2005 Page 1 of 1 a~~ Betty Laur From: Gwen Carlisle [gcarlisle@tequesta.org] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:07 AM To: Betty Laur Subject: FW: Preservation of the old Jupiter Elementary School -Urgent -----Original Message----- From: Louise a. Murtaugh [mailto:president@jupiterfl.org] Sent: Friday, November il, 2005 12:32 PM To: 'Andy Lukasik'; Barbara Thompson; Corinne Baldwin (Corinne Baldwin); David Nickerson; 'Dennis LaBarbera'; 'Don Kiselewski, Jr'; Gayle Faath; Greg Leach; Jeff Castner; Jeff Naftal; Jennifer Brown; Jerry Rupar; Kristen Murtaugh (Kristen Murtaugh); Michael Couao (Michael Couzzo); Monroe Benaim; Nancy Cardone (Nancy Cardone); Patty Dent; Philip D'Amico; Richard Goldberg (Richard Goldberg); 'Roberto Landron'; Roger Amidon; 'Stan Cooprider'; Tom Cole; 'Walt Ruc7ynski' Cc: andrea@jupiterfl.org Subject: Preservation of the old Jupiter Elementary School -Urgent Dear Members, Dr. Monroe Benaim, phoned late yesterday asking for the business community help in saving the Old Jupiter Elementary School. He has been working for months on renovation plans for the, old school to add additional classrooms and provide an auditorium that would be available for public use. However, at the Oversight and Review Committee meeting Wednesday, a motion was made and passed to review the cost analysis for the restoration of the old school building up to current code, etc. and to look at alternatives (portables added where the old school building currently stands.) The renovation of the old school is estimated at $4 million. Other schools throughout Palm Beach County that have significant historic presence were renovated by the school board. Why should north county have to give up that historic building, when others have been renovated? Dr. Benaim is asking the business community to step forward and help save the school. The Construction Oversight Committee will meet again on Thursday, November 17 at 8:30 a.m. at the School Board building on Forest Hill Blvd. The meeting will take place in the Board Room. This is an agenda item and the public will be allowed to speak. Monroe is looking for business people to speak on behalf of saving the school. If you would be willing to speak in favor of saving the school, please plan to attend the meeting on Thursday, November 17th. You may get further information by contacting Monroe Benaim - 339.5151. Your input could save this historic building. On November 22, at 5 p.m. the School Board will meet to decide the fate of this building and we need get people out to that meeting to put pressure on the council members to preserve it. I plan to attend that meeting, but will be unable to be at the November 17 meeting. This is your opportunity to speak out. Please let me or Monroe know if you can attend the meetings. Thanks for your support. Louise Muxtaugh, aprp JTJB Chamber of Commerce 800 N. US Highway One Jupiter, FL 33477 561-746-7111 president@jupitexfl. org 11/14/2005