tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859894191147478362.post1896709288303349628..comments2023-09-01T03:29:34.801-04:00Comments on New Paltz Gadfly: Two weekends, two messy eventsTPWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264842579175313715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859894191147478362.post-9297871598853505722009-05-07T09:43:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:43:00.000-04:00The reason school employees open doors and even wi...The reason school employees open doors and even windows regardless of how much heat escapes is because some of our facilities do not meet state minimum air circulation standards, which we are legally (and morally) required to meet. Those standards are based on solid health studies. Locked-in air is more energy efficient, but all kinds of what are now called "sick building" ailments are eliminated when outside air gets mixed in and the minimum circulation standards of cubic yards per hour are met. Stagnant air also affects concentration and interferes with education. It's a temporary condition resulting from old heating systems running up against new science. In all cases the "school bureaucracy" is at work replacing antiquated heating systems with modern ones that not only can integrate with, rather than compete with, circulation needs, but will produce each BTU more efficiently.<br /><br />We could probably move a bit faster on this, but if we did, The Gadflies would be tormenting us about not keeping a firmer grasp on the budget :-), and voters would start voting down the budgets and rejecting the bonds, and we'd be trapped with old, hot buildings with open windows indefinitely.<br /><br />SteveSteve Greenfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859894191147478362.post-66349106010019510042009-05-05T13:22:00.000-04:002009-05-05T13:22:00.000-04:00I understand where you're coming from, Martin - Ja...I understand where you're coming from, Martin - Jason certainly evokes very strong feelings. If the two official candidates are unacceptable to a voter, though, I stand by my opinion that Jason (or Brittany, for that matter) is more qualified that the other write-in candidate. I've seen very few college students that really understand the scope of the position - granted, it's mostly complex because they make it complex, but you need to at least grasp that truth if you're going to do anything about it.TPWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264842579175313715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859894191147478362.post-91036025377200970552009-05-05T12:12:00.000-04:002009-05-05T12:12:00.000-04:00"if you must write someone in, I would think Jason...<I>"if you must write someone in, I would think Jason West is a better choice than the college kid."</I>Oy vey.Martin McPhillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702640115003772857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859894191147478362.post-51750236758419179232009-05-05T10:42:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:42:00.000-04:00As I said about Jason's campaign, your agreement m...As I said about Jason's campaign, your agreement makes a difference. This isn't a town that seems to welcome unexpected candidacies, so I wouldn't want it forced upon someone who wasn't willing to take some lumps for it!TPWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264842579175313715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859894191147478362.post-52194237840673349642009-05-05T10:40:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:40:00.000-04:00I'm fine with it, but thank you. :)I'm fine with it, but thank you. :)Brittany Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329337890735136976noreply@blogger.com