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re: McKinney TX. building the most expensive High School stadium. 70 million dollars
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:29 am to Dire Wolf
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:29 am to Dire Wolf
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The crowning example of a Texas swinging dick contest
Exactly what it is
Go to Google Maps and put in Pennington Field. It's where I played my high school ball, 30 year old stadium. People these days in DFW will say meh but when I show it to people in Iowa or Seattle or Kentucky they are amazed at it.
However when it opened in 1988 people said the same thing. It's too big, too fancy, too overboard. But it's a status symbol and dick swinging.
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Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:29 am to SCLibertarian
Then the ISD for that particular school will vote to tax for this reason.
Yall dont know how awesome ISD's are for families lol.
Yall dont know how awesome ISD's are for families lol.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:29 am to CAD703X
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because they should have given that 70mil to north forest ISD duh.
They likely already give a shite ton of money to poor districts via Robin Hood.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:30 am to SCLibertarian
quote:if Texas does anything better, as in #1 above any other state in the country ,it puts infrastructure in place way before anything else to support the population.
Places like this need new schools due to overcrowding.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:30 am to meauxjeaux2
whats the tax on?
Regardless that's a dumb move on their part.
Regardless that's a dumb move on their part.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:30 am to meauxjeaux2
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in unrelated news, a study released earlier this month found that there are 294,650 people living in poverty in Dallas — nearly twice the population of McKinney.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:31 am to Placebeaux
Property Tax
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:31 am to Placebeaux
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whats the tax on?
Part of property taxes I assume
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:31 am to tgrbaitn08
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in unrelated news, a study released earlier this month found that there are 294,650 people living in poverty in Dallas — nearly twice the population of McKinney.
That would be folks south of I-30 and nobody give a frick about them vatos.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:32 am to tylercsbn9
quote:and real estate is booming in McKinney. I was told the average timeframe a home stayed on market was 17 hours.
Part of property taxes I assume
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:32 am to meauxjeaux2
Things will change in 30 years
30 years ago all the rich upper class whites lived in East Fort Worth and Hurst-Euless-Bedford. White flight now has those places with more minorities than whites living there.
Who is to say 30 years from now McKinney or Allen won't suffer the same fate.
Pennington Field used to be filled packed full for my high schools games when I was a kid, now it's not even 50% full for their games unless they are playing Trinity. Waste of a 13000 seat stadium
30 years ago all the rich upper class whites lived in East Fort Worth and Hurst-Euless-Bedford. White flight now has those places with more minorities than whites living there.
Who is to say 30 years from now McKinney or Allen won't suffer the same fate.
Pennington Field used to be filled packed full for my high schools games when I was a kid, now it's not even 50% full for their games unless they are playing Trinity. Waste of a 13000 seat stadium
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:33 am to Tempratt
Have y'all seen McKinney Boyd high school?
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:33 am to tgrbaitn08
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in unrelated news, a study released earlier this month found that there are 294,650 people living in poverty in Dallas — nearly twice the population of McKinney.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:33 am to meauxjeaux2
The primary purpose of a high school is to educate its students. I don't think spending $70 million on a football stadium is the proper use of taxpayer funds, regardless of whether or not the local citizens voted on it. To me it shows a fundamental lack of prioritizing educational commitments.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:34 am to meauxjeaux2
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Priorities in this country are so out of whack it's ridiculous.
Their schools are top notch. No overcrowding. Why not?
Id be curious to know what the teachers get paid there vs the national average. If they are spending 70 million on a football stadium, please tell me their teachers are making significantly more there.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:34 am to PrimeTime Money
my friends daughter goes there. She got flooded out of Denham High. Doesn't want to move back. Can't say I blame her.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:34 am to Kracka
MJ posted. 53k average. I know someone making more there.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:35 am to Kracka
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Id be curious to know what the teachers get paid there vs the national average. If they are spending 70 million on a football stadium, please tell me their teachers are making significantly more there.
Starting pay is 52.3K a year.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:35 am to meauxjeaux2
and they'll still produce charmin soft texas defensive players.
Posted on 5/18/17 at 10:35 am to SCLibertarian
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The primary purpose of a high school is to educate its students. I don't think spending $70 million on a football stadium is the proper use of taxpayer funds, regardless of whether or not the local citizens voted on it. To me it shows a fundamental lack of prioritizing educational commitments.
I'll ask again. Do you not think the facility will have a ROI?
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