A thought from Stephen Dow on school building plan

Lynn Martin believes a school that is maintained as well as Tamassee-Salem Elementary shouldn’t be abandoned.  Another speaker at last night’s school board meeting, Stephen Dow, presented his thoughts to the trustees — three pages long.  Under a paragraph titled, “Responsibility to Maintain”, he writes:  “There is a certain responsibility that comes with building a large structure like a school, hospital, stadium or the like.  As they age they cannot simply be discarded like an old article of clothing. There have been a number of glaring problems over the years in Oconee County resulting from such ‘throw-away’ thinking with older facilities.”  Dow made reference to the old county courthouse (built in 1956) which now seems in line for a wrecking ball.