I posted this in another thread, but it is still valid here.....
https://www.thecoli.com/posts/33969649
Breh, it took him about 9 years to raise $750,000 for this 'school'. I've been in the building/home improvement/energy conservation trade for almost 20 years and I'd just like to point out what I saw from the tour and a couple other videos on this property:
- The roofs are shot. It'll take at least $350,000 to repair them.
- Buildings need new windows/doors so that's another $150,000 - $200,000.
- Needs new plumbing, electrical work, drywall, etc, so that's about another $400,000 or more.
- Needs school supplies like desks, chairs, blackboards, computers, books, gym equipment and I have NO idea how much those cost aside from PCs. So, you figure about 20 (at the least) with requisite networking peripherals, cabling, servers, UPS, etc, could run as much as $50,000 - $100,000.
- He wants to stucco the outside so that's EASILY another $400,000
So far, we're looking at another $1,500,000 just to get it up and running. Since it took him 9 years for half that, we can estimate that it'll be another 18 years before this school opens.
That's not all. The school is in Wilmington, DE. There are approximately 2,500 school-aged children there. Of that number, 58% are Black. Of THAT number, half are female, so, that leaves his school to serve a student body consisting of about 800 boys. The average income in that city is $39,000. What are his tuition fees? Can anyone that lives there afford to attend the school even if subsidies are approved?
Now, I'm all for cats trying to help our people get ahead, but from what I see, this ain't gon' work.
#lightson
