If this is a legitimate deal, why all the mystery?
taxpayer funds being paid to a for-profit real estate firm for a 20-year lease. Is this a wise deal? Is it an honest deal? It’s impossible to answer those questions with any certainty, given the suspicious stonewalling., although the district has said no such thing, and presumably, neither side can just walk away from the contract. Again, why the mystery?of the lease terms was rushed through in
The superintendent and school board need to come clean. Superintendent Roger León spoke out publicly and called for a meeting when he learned that the developer on this project stands accused of violating the law by failing to pay laborers the area’s prevailing wage. We also asked the state Department of Education multiple times if the Commissioner approved this lease, as is required, and got no answer. States need to develop their capacity to evaluate these kinds of agreements by school districts, noted Filardo, who advocates for equitable spending and better oversight of school improvements in low-income districts. “They are really complicated,” she said – you need a lawyer reading these things, one who represents the public sector.
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