taxes: metro ATL builds 41 new schools = $550m
 

lots of back to school stories on the news today.
one item caught my eye:

metro atlanta opens 41 new schools. total costs = $550 million.
roughly $13.5m per unit.

that seems pretty reasonable on a per unit basis to me.

in the past 5 years ive built 2 brand new plants at approx $100m each.
my part was ~$50m each for hi-speed packaging equipment.
$25m for process equip, and another $25m for land/buildings.


my county has over 100,000 students in the county public system this year.
and opened a new elem school within walking distance of my sub-div last year.

another local county county with over 135,000 students opened 10 new schools at a costs of $115m this fall. all paid by 1-cent county sales tax. they have another 35 new schools planned to open within the next 5 years. they project 160,000 (current 49% Wh, 22% Af-Am, 16% His, 10% Asian, 3% other) students by 09. their op budget for 05 is $1.3b :eek:

Who in the heck did you get to loan you $200 million???? Or did you take that out of your savings ??? :p

no loans, i conned the bored out of their capital funds. :p

i spent about 18 months at each. construct thru startup.

2 summers in new orleans. 2 winters in toronto.

hows that for bas-ackwards, huh? :mad:

Did'ja have any left over?? I sure could use a trip to Hooters or sumthin'!!! ;)

Did someone mention Hooters? :p

Hooter's girls at MB Autowerks on a Fall Saturday morning from 11 till 2. Mike Mover and Doubledrive scrubbing off some tunes, AMG corner with burnouts and photo opps, the classic corner with the 123's and 107's....................


Maybeeeeee???????

You are speaking my language.....anyone else?

ooooooh.... I think I could make it