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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Two-Scoops wanted this parade in his first term, but the military told him the roads in DC wouldn't take the weight or something. Apparently he wanted it so bad he made somebody find a city where it would work. edit: my bad, I assumed he was having the parade in Chicago, it will be in DC - where the army says it will do $16 million in damage to the streets. This has been factored into the $45 million price tag. Fun trivia: this is enough to build 3 new typical size high schools - but at least we know it's for a good cause! Happy Birthday, Taco Boy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m all for the complaints but no way you build a high school for that little these days. You might be surprised just how expensive all the services can be.

While I do live in a large town in a high cost of living state and we got one with all the fixings, our just finished new high school was

  • $377,719,720

Most will be cheaper but not anywhere near as cheap as you expect

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well yeah, you can spend as much as you want, but according to what I looked up the average cost of a TYPICAL high school (I was careful to use that word) was $7-8 million in 2024.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

https://truthinamericaneducation.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-school/

High schools tend to be the most expensive type of K-12 educational facility to construct, with costs ranging from $50 million to $100 million or more for a comprehensive institution serving around 1,500 students.

But I see what you mean, what I see online is all over the place. This might be telling - Maine is cheaper and tends to have smaller schools but check out the serious inflation in sq ft construction cost

In 2015, it cost $270 per-square-foot to rebuild an elementary school. In 2017, it cost $313 and in 2018, $379. In 2023 the cost jumped to $491 and in 2024 reached $661. The cost of building middle and high schools in the state follows the same trend.