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Will it ever end ?
Th« tornado o l’75 wiped out the horse stable on 90th and
Park Drive After being vacant tor four years, Mangle-
son's bought the land and started building ware
houses
Still growing strong
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How much money is budgeted for
M angleson’s warehouse, Turtle construction for our schools?
Creek addition, and roof
repairs have been major concerns The district levies 2.6 mills which
of the Ralston School district. brings in about $400,000. It is then
Superintendent Gerald Kleinsmith budgeted for the eight schools. The
and assistant Harry Weichel gave money was used for projects such
their ideas about the construction. as the renovation of Maywood
Do you think that Mangleson’s School, addition on Wildewood
will be more beneficial for the area School, purchase and renovation of
than apartments, housing or restau the district school building, high
rants? school and middle school track, and
No. Either development would repair of circle drive in front of the
help the school district from the high school.
taxes collected. Also, it is land What do you think about the Tur
scaped very well so it will be attrac tle Creek Development?
tive next to the high school. They have planned about 500
What is your main objective with homes for this area. We figure about
the development? two kids per home will go to school
We’re trying to push the develop in our district, but it won’t crowd the
ment to the West on Park Drive by schools. The enrollment has
building two lanes on the north side. decreased so it shouldn’t hurt. We
Then there could be a turning lane appreciate the way the company
into the school. worked with the deal. Everything
Has the construction hurt the traf has gone pretty well for this year.
fic flow?
Most of the kids are in school by With the unique shape of the building, the roof has suffered
many leaks. Repairing the roof was one project on the build
7:55 a.m. when their traffic is at 8:00 ing fund's agenda
a.m. They also have two cuts on
90th street for parking and trucks.
No, it shouldn’t hurt.
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