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New Trier High School - To Renovate or Not?
New Trier High School in Winnetka - To Renovate or Not?   
A volatile subject sure to raise hackles in the coming 2 months is not whether New Trier needs a renovation, because most residents believe it does.  The issue is just how much renovation it needs and at what cost.
One proposal early on called for the complete rebuild of the school with an accompanying price tag of $400 million which was denounced as too expensive and too intrusive to the community.  Other ideas called for enlarging the Northfield campus, rebuilding just the west side, or just continuing to make repairs as they were needed.
What ultimatley has been proposed is replacing the:                    
Cafeteria Gates Gymnasium Tech Arts Building Music/Performing Arts Building This work is estimated to take 2 1/2 years and cost around $174 million.  For the New Trier township resident this translates to $250 per $10,000 of tax bill.
There are compelling reasons to undertake these repairs at this time.  Many of the classrooms were built between 1930-1950 and are not equipped for modern technology.  Additional repairs are made every year but are considered to be no more than stop-gap, thus wasting tax dollars.  Also at issue ... more

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