tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post3759507487432951604..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Bill Peduto holds press conference on Schenley's situationMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-49224416342918121032008-06-13T06:05:00.000-04:002008-06-13T06:05:00.000-04:00My spelling is a certain character flaw.When you s...My spelling is a certain character flaw.<BR/><BR/>When you see em -- let me know. <BR/><BR/>I'm trainable.<BR/><BR/>:)Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-2033431349880242412008-06-13T00:28:00.000-04:002008-06-13T00:28:00.000-04:00listen, all the stuff you do on behalf of Schenley...listen, all the stuff you do on behalf of Schenley is great, but it's undermined occassionally by your spelling. Today, it's ReiZenstein.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-27475742074048004572008-06-12T14:21:00.000-04:002008-06-12T14:21:00.000-04:00Peduto has plans for Schenley HighBy The Tribune-R...Peduto has plans for Schenley High<BR/>By The Tribune-Review<BR/>Thursday, June 12, 2008<BR/><BR/>Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto said today he has a plan to save Schenley High School.<BR/><BR/>The historic Oakland high school closed for the summer Wednesday. The city school board plans to vote June 25 on Superintendent Mark Roosevelt's recommendation to shut it down for good because the district can't afford the estimated $76.2 million cost of removing asbestos and repairing mechanical systems.<BR/><BR/>Peduto said in a statement that a lack of money shouldn't stop the district from making the needed repairs.<BR/><BR/>At a 1 p.m. news conference today, Peduto plans to announce a "design-build-lease financing plan" based on a Carnegie Mellon University report that details the feasibility of renovating Schenley. The plan would require selling Reizenstein Middle School in East Liberty, which closed in 2006, and redeveloping the site.<BR/><BR/>A "design-build-lease" plan would require the school district to lease Schenley to a private company that agrees to pay for the renovations. Once finished, the company would lease the school back to the district until the company recoups the costs and turns a profit, according to Peduto's report, "An Innovative Approach to Save Schenley."<BR/><BR/>The move would spare the district the cost of renovations and sidestep a time-consuming competitive bidding process. The plan would require approval from the state Legislature.<BR/><BR/>In 1998, Mascaro Construction Co. and architectural firm IKM Inc. renovated the former Allegheny County Jail under a similar financing plan with the county. The building now houses the Family Division of Common Pleas Court and other offices.<BR/><BR/>Schenley was built in 1912 and had about 1,086 students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com