> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lawrence Kestenbaum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 11:22 PM
> 
> 
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Dan Becker wrote:
> 
> > Several years ago the school system's Facilities Department 
> > stunned us with an 11th-hour proposal to demolish our  
> > neighborhood 1920s elementary school 
> 
> So, what happened?  You left out the end of the story!

Heh. Wonder if anybody would notice that part.

It was incredibly consuming and stressful, for a not insignificant
period of time (Ken, remember talking about tuck-pointing evaluations?),
but we dragged them kicking and screaming all the way to success: they
were recently given a Sir Walter Award for Community Appearance in the
Historic Preservation category for their wonderful efforts at rehabbing
the existing building and the compatible additions.

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Dan Becker,  Exec. Dir.    "Oh joy!  Rapture!  Now
Raleigh Historic                  I have a brain!"
Districts Commission                   - Scarecrow
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