Parents, Officials Break Ground on Hampton Expansion
$19 million addition, renovation to overcrowded school to begin Monday.
It was three years ago that Hampton Elementary School parent Yara Cheikh attended her first PTA meeting. She “timidly” raised her hand to speak to a small crowd about ongoing overcrowding issues and a possibly bleak future. The Lutherville school was already tight on space, and projections showed that it would only get worse—unless parents were to act. Three years later, she wiped a tear from her eye, sporting a hardhat and shovel, scooping up a fresh clump of dirt marking the official groundbreaking of a $19 million expansion project. The addition, expected to be completed for the 2012 school year, will include more classrooms, a library and speciality education space. “When you campaign for years and it finally comes to fruition, there…
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Buzz Beeler
10:52 am on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Mr. Kamenetz you came through in dealing with a tough issue and I commend you for that effort. I know I take you to task many times, but I call them as I see them. Your are to be commended for hearing the people speak and responding with a solution. I believe that if you moderate more towards the center (62% of the nation feel we are headed in the wrong direction) and understood the landscape (… more ›