Bad Decisions by School Board Cost taxpayers $Million$   Brand New Gym Floors at Burns and Crest Buckled and Ruined!!   Advance Warnings by Danny Blanton was totally ignored!!   Report and commentary by Robert A

Robert A has just received reports that would ordinarily be shocking. After watching the Rogue Republicans on the School Board making bad decisions on top of bad decisions, these reports were predictable. However, another Million dollars wasted by School Board Chairman Robert “Luke” Queen and his cohorts has to be reported, Sad as it is that these fools won’t listen to good advice.

 

First, the bad news:

  1. The brand-new gymnasium floors at Burns High School have already “buckled” in many places. Perhaps damaged beyond repair.
  2. The recent Crest High School v. Shelby High School Varsity Basketball Games were cancelled after huge amounts of rain water from several leaks in the roof splashed down on Crest High School’s brand new-gymnasium floor
  3. Brand new HVAC systems were installed at both Burns and Crest High School Gymnasiums to control the humidity in the gyms. Otherwise the gym floor warranties would be null and void.
  4. The school board knew that these gymnasium roofs had major leaks but decided, against the advice of Danny Blanton, to go ahead with the Gym Floor Projects before fixing the gymnasium roofs.
  5. Robert A, with his many years of pertinent Engineering Experience, and early in the new terms of Robert “Luke” Queen and the other Rogue Republicans. had offered his assistance (for free) to help CCS review maintenance deficiencies and to develop better decision making in the planning and execution of the repair and maintenance of CCS’s aging facilities. An offer that was refused by Luke Queen. An offer that is presently suspended and cancelled pending major changes in the CCS School Board’s membership.

 

Such bad news that has been described above was and is totally preventable. Robert A would have advised the School Board to fix the gym roofs before installing the new gym floors. School Board member Danny Blanton DID advise the School Board to fix the roofs before installing the new gym floors. The School Board under Robert “Luke” Queen acted stupidly. The School Board under Robert “Luke” Queen acted foolishly. The arrogance, foolishness and stupidity of Robert “Luke” Queen and his pals on the School Board have been unfortunate, and deliberate. This is all on Luke Queen and his cronies on the school board. At least a million bucks is lost as the gum floor warranty has been voided by stupid 8-1 decisions made by Luke Queen and supported by the rest of the School Board members.

 

This is another good reason that Robert A has suggested that Danny Blanton be selected as the Chairman of the School Board at their December 12, 2022 Meeting. Blanton has the most experience as a school board member. Danny Blanton has made a large number of correct recommendations to the School Board that have been largely ignored or rejected by a board that has shown themselves to be ignorant and foolish in their decision-making processes.

 

Tim Moore, Kelly Hasting and Ted Alexander, it is time for some taxpayer relief. Please pass the laws necessary to remove Luke Queen and the other Rogues from the School Board. Immediately, if not sooner.