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schoolin a mix neighbor . Suggested that Lincoln. Center be renovated . We cannot afford to upgrade all schools , We need to be thinking about merger . Look at the Ecocomic indicators . IBM and Duke Hosp , Northern Telecomemmm. Many of these places are cutting back , Make our school board accountable or we willhold you accountable , GERA1D MEP, Asked. that before money is spent require that the school board audit its general business pract . and its procurement procedures and technical . Listen to the tape . Projects are not managed well . , . .missing files , incomplete documentation, absence of line item pricing , absence of any one individual in school system who is responsible for PAM FREEZE indicated that the space is need for among other things to become a multi-track school . Computer labs and dance rooms have been eliminated . Many families select our community to live in because of the reputation of the schools . Construction is solid and designed for flexibility , Do not compromise the new elementary. school . . . the first one in, twenty years . STEWART . . . ch/CBRO FEDERATION OF TEACHER s , SPOke in support , Reducing class size is important and Raleigh is committed to doing that . We are close to crises proportions . It costs more to , build in CH , McDougal is innovative . We have the opportunity which, will be forward looking . Please support . COMMENTS Steve Halkiotis . . . . is concerned that this Board needs to address the issue of what is getting out of control , What we can afford W as raised several years ago, but LISTEN TO TAPE we need. to look at this again , When the 9th graders came to the highschool no furniture was supplied with them. 01d/broken chairs arrived . It took 6 years of using furniture replacement money to correct this problem. We need to sit down. and work this out The superintendents and manger need to talk.. or the elected boards need to sit down and talk , What is happening is not fair . We have to worry about where the money is coming. from. We need to atop wasting money . We are battling for the top of the line in the southern part o f t he county and in the nouthern part of the county are using used fixtures , There are no rich menu of electives for the northern orange kids . We need to discuss this Being polerized over a variety of issues is very bad for the community , The School Board needs to provide citizens requested information. whether you like them or not DPI issues need to be looked at closely . He wants to hear the answers . Safety and security systems need to be workable.. We need to negotiate with people to get things done . We need, to respect each others opinion . He applauded the innovations and we need to explain things . There are people in this county who do not get one thing , Challenged is to work together to see what we can do to work together . He is particularly conerned with the DPI 18 suggestions and believes we need to take them into account .