Est. Red Plan cost 2007……..actual Red Plan costs today
…..$257 mil. total……………………$310 mil. total
….-$ 34 mil. prof.services………-$ 84 mil. prof.services (soft costs)
…..$223 mil. construction……….$226 mil. construction
Johnson Controls’ no bid contract ended up with very little increase in construction costs but nearly a three-fold increase in “soft costs” for professional services.
But…….that’s looking back. The Duluth School Board only moves Duluth forward……..by laying off teachers, increasing the number of kids in classes, decreasing its music program and providing unequal educational opportunities for children in neighborhoods where children constitute a higher proportion of the free and reduced lunch population.
Will the Board majority follow the lead of the Chairman?
