Deer Park School looks to pass $4 million bond
NBC Montana
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Um, when'}, {'start': '28.160', 'end': '33.200', 'text': 'we have sick kids that need to lay down'}, {'start': '30.000', 'end': '34.880', 'text': 'or are waiting for families to come, we'}, {'start': '33.200', 'end': '37.200', 'text': 'have a cot that we lay out and it takes'}, {'start': '34.880', 'end': '39.840', 'text': 'up almost the entire space out there. If'}, {'start': '37.200', 'end': '42.079', 'text': "voters sign off, Deer Park School's $4"}, {'start': '39.840', 'end': '44.239', 'text': 'million bond would replace an old'}, {'start': '42.079', 'end': '46.559', 'text': 'Quanzite hut that was donated back in'}, {'start': '44.239', 'end': '49.520', 'text': 'the 60s. And the office that was'}, {'start': '46.559', 'end': '51.840', 'text': 'originally a teachers home 80 years ago'}, {'start': '49.520', 'end': '54.960', 'text': 'to create more useful student and'}, {'start': '51.840', 'end': '56.640', 'text': 'faculty space. It will add not only much'}, {'start': '54.960', 'end': '58.960', 'text': 'needed office space, but also much'}, {'start': '56.640', 'end': '61.840', 'text': "needed classroom space. So, it's going"}, {'start': '58.960', 'end': '64.000', 'text': 'to replace two classrooms in our Quanza'}, {'start': '61.840', 'end': '66.159', 'text': 'Hut area and then add two additional'}, {'start': '64.000', 'end': '67.920', 'text': 'classrooms, which will allow our'}, {'start': '66.159', 'end': '69.600', 'text': 'teachers to be able to spread out their'}, {'start': '67.920', 'end': '71.840', 'text': 'classes a little bit. Before asking'}, {'start': '69.600', 'end': '74.240', 'text': 'voters to fund this project, faculty'}, {'start': '71.840', 'end': '77.040', 'text': 'members looked at what is essential and'}, {'start': '74.240', 'end': '79.680', 'text': 'how to use taxpayers money effectively'}, {'start': '77.040', 'end': '81.840', 'text': 'to improve the historical school. We'}, {'start': '79.680', 'end': '84.159', 'text': 'still have to work with um and find a'}, {'start': '81.840', 'end': '86.400', 'text': 'builder that will build this project.'}, {'start': '84.159', 'end': '89.360', 'text': "So, we're hoping to get it under 4"}, {'start': '86.400', 'end': '91.520', 'text': 'million. Um, we want to be as like'}, {'start': '89.360', 'end': '94.000', 'text': 'fiscally responsible as we can with the'}, {'start': '91.520', 'end': '97.119', 'text': 'money so that it it lessens the burden'}, {'start': '94.000', 'end': '99.280', 'text': 'on our district voters. One parent told'}, {'start': '97.119', 'end': '101.600', 'text': 'me she was shocked about the request for'}, {'start': '99.280', 'end': '104.720', 'text': '$4 million, but when she learned more'}, {'start': '101.600', 'end': '106.159', 'text': 'about the bond, it made sense. This is a'}, {'start': '104.720', 'end': '108.159', 'text': "strategic plan. They're going to do it"}, {'start': '106.159', 'end': '109.920', 'text': "in chunks, and if they don't need the 4"}, {'start': '108.159', 'end': '111.920', 'text': "million, then they're not going to spend"}, {'start': '109.920', 'end': '113.640', 'text': 'the 4 million. So, that was really'}, {'start': '111.920', 'end': '117.119', 'text': 'helpful to understand that. I also'}, {'start': '113.640', 'end': '119.439', 'text': 'appreciated that they have looked at it'}, {'start': '117.119', 'end': '121.600', 'text': 'from a building perspective of what is'}, {'start': '119.439', 'end': '123.360', 'text': 'essential and what is necessary. A board'}, {'start': '121.600', 'end': '125.439', 'text': 'member who has been involved with the'}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '127.840', 'text': 'school for over a decade says the'}, {'start': '125.439', 'end': '131.280', 'text': 'project is crucial to keep providing'}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '134.160', 'text': "quality education for students. We've"}, {'start': '131.280', 'end': '137.760', 'text': "wouldn't be asking if it wasn't really"}, {'start': '134.160', 'end': '140.319', 'text': "necessary and this isn't in any way to"}, {'start': '137.760', 'end': '142.400', 'text': 'increase the size of the school to bring'}, {'start': '140.319', 'end': '145.200', 'text': 'in more out of district students. This'}, {'start': '142.400', 'end': '147.280', 'text': 'is for our in district community. The'}, {'start': '145.200', 'end': '149.680', 'text': 'school encourages the community to stop'}, {'start': '147.280', 'end': '152.160', 'text': 'by or give them a call if they have any'}, {'start': '149.680', 'end': '157.200', 'text': 'questions about the bond. Reporting in'}, {'start': '152.160', 'end': '157.200', 'text': 'Columbia Falls, Satie Ryzen, NBC'}]