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<DIV>Dear Donovan'</DIV>
<DIV>I worked at facilities as the university engineer responsible
for reviewing new building plans for
mechanical/electrical installation and to provide input on the same
subjects as well as utility upgrades (electrical, water, sewer, power plant,
etc.) for several years (20) and if you would like to check the records you
will find that virtually everyone of your reasons for the supposed "new
University of Idaho" are true. Why do you think we tore down so many old
buildings and opted to build new rather than remodel? And just for
starters I seriously doubt that you could even fix all of the deficiencies
of the present buildings for the amount you have proposed let alone build a new
campus. When I retired about six years ago the documented deferred maintenance
list exceeded 300,000,000 dollars. </DIV>
<DIV>As a facilities person I would like to ask you a question? Do you repair
your cars over and over and over until they are absolutely so out of date that
they are no longer functional or do you buy a newer car when the old one no
longer meets your needs? Buildings follow the same functional obsolescence
pattern and need to be replaced when they no longer meet the needs of the
present.</DIV>
<DIV>My wife attended Moscow High School in the late 50's/early 60's and it was
inadequate then so they remodeled. It remained inadequate.</DIV>
<DIV>My children attended Moscow High School in the 80's and 90's and it was
inadequate then so they remodeled. It was still inadequate.</DIV>
<DIV>My grandchildren are attending now and it is still inadequate and people
still think they can fix it by remodeling. In my mind taking the same action
over and over and expecting different results are a good definition of delusion
if not outright mental illness or maybe just plain ignorance.</DIV>
<DIV>I also have some problems with the current bond plan but am willing to
continue the mental illness with Russell and West Park (why are we remodeling
two ugly, functionally obsolescent buildings when for roughly the same money we
could get a new elementary school) if we get one new facility. In my opinion the
only justification for remodeling is a historic example of a particular style of
architecture or an old building that is so well built that the remodel can bring
it to modern standards of functionality.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Don Huskey</DIV>
<DIV>Captain, USMC (Ret)</DIV>
<DIV>BSEE, MPA, MBA</DIV>
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