Anthony Dragona Quotes (6 Quotes)

Everything remains the same with the new building, but we are taking a closer look at the internal housing concept and adding a full service emergency generator at an additional cost to the Board of Education that will provide an added refuge for the community in the event of a natural or unforeseen disaster. It is an added expense for the district, but one that is well worth it.

We always tried to be sensitive with the land acquisition proposals. All the land is acquired for Gilmore School and the Magnet School, which was a much larger land acquisition and was to be our Renaissance Project.

Within the next two years there will be athletic facilities in Union City we have never had.

In July 2005 the SCC came out with the final list, and we had two projects that made it on. They were the athletic field project at Jose Marti Middle School and the new Columbus School on 15th street and Palisade Avenue. It is my understanding that they have acquired all the property needed for Columbus school, including the controversial 1501 Palisade Ave.

There are some areas where we could be more aggressive for cost efficiency. We went into this year knowing it was a time for belt tightening, and now I guess we just have to adjust one more notch.

The amount of approved aid is based on projected enrollment, and although we had a good number, we were a little bit high in our projected amount.