Jane Jetson
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A school is an excellent idea - it will bring vitality to an otherwise sterile area and build a neighborhood. The problem is not a lack of money. When the Beacon Hill parents wanted to buy the building on Brimmer St. to use as a public school, the city nixed it. There is no willingness to work with the community and get creative in seeking private endowments for the public schools - if money is really the issue. The parents in the West End, North End, Beacon Hill and the Back Bay are motivated enough to make this happen.
O'Brien is smart enough to use his leverage to make a deal - there's nothing wrong with that. In the end the city will be the winner, because of the increased tax base made up of all the families that didn't have to run out to the suburbs for the schools.
O'Brien is smart enough to use his leverage to make a deal - there's nothing wrong with that. In the end the city will be the winner, because of the increased tax base made up of all the families that didn't have to run out to the suburbs for the schools.