November 26, 2005

Metro as absentee landlord

By Kay Brooks
I finally got around to reading S-Town Mike's blog about the fight to keep Jones Paideia open. The more I read the more I realized that it was sounding a lot like what happened in Inglewood when they closed Isaac Litton School in '71. I don't wish that on any neighborhood. I gotta believe that we're not the only two neighborhoods that have had to deal with Metro's abandoned property.

Those of you with an interest may want to start by reading Mike's posts at Enclave (scroll down there are several) and then write and call your school board members. I understand we've only got so much money, but that doesn't mean that MNPS should get away with slum lordery. If Metro can't take care of what it has..it needs to pass it on to those that can.