Hello Tom, IMHO, it certainly is a financial problem. How many more teachers will be needed to populate a new school? (think pensions, healthcare, etc.). What is cost of borrowing money to the community? What's the annual cost to maintain the upkeep of this new school? I don't think busing is going to go away... Very large sums of money are flying out the door for pet projects in the community ($6.3 Mil for an animal shelter, the more than double costing Crown Center +$60 MIL , the proposal to sell off the Civic Center and relocate a new one downtown - another $50 - 100 Mil...) It's getting harder to afford living here and people are leaving town due to the very high cost of living. And let's not forget the current $250 Mil in pension obligations...