We found this little article this morning about M.R. Reiter. It appeared in yesterdays edition of now.com section of the BCCT. This is a really bad idea and just reeks of possible corruption. We(the taxpayers) already own the property and building, so lets sell it to the county, where it will be open space forever and never generate the much needed tax dollars this community desperatly needs. All so Sharon Hughes and Marly's Mihok can have their Summerseat Park? If this goes through the "old guard" of Morrisville will have failed the people of Morrisville once again. Vote all "stay on track" candidates out on Nov 3. They are not here to serve you, their intentions are to serve themselves and their friends.
M.R. Reiter could be sold for open space funds
Posted in News on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at 4:18 pm by Courier Times reporter Manasee Wagh
The Morrisville School Board has expressed interest in selling the currently closed M.R. Reiter Elementary School.
It could be sold for a share of open space preservation funds and turned into an extension of the adjacent Summerseat historic house, said some board members at their Wednesday meeting.
The board directed Superintendent Elizabeth Yonson to send a letter of interest to the director of Parks and Recreation, though board members Gloria Heater, Joseph Kemp and Robin Reithmeyer voted against the idea.
The school has been closed since a furnace explosion in December 2008, and students have been rearranged between the district’s other two schools. In January, the board held a public hearing about what to do with Reiter, which also needs extensive renovations, but has only recently brought an option to the public’s attention.
