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Twitter Reacts to a $60 Million High School Football Stadium
After pictures were recently posted online of a new $60 million high school football stadium in Allen, Texas, Twitter users weighed in.
- In May 2009, 63.4 percent of voters in Allen, Texas, voted to approve a $119.4 million bond package, which included nearly $60 million for a brand-new, multipurpose athletic facility. The work was slated to be completed in August 2012.Recently, pictures of the new stadium began circulating online, and reaction began pouring in on Twitter.
Does a high school really need a $60m football stadium? http://pic.twitter.com/0tTLYcOE- A few Twitter users celebrated the new stadium:
Wow: Pretty impressive $60m HIGH SCHOOL stadium in Texas (emphasis on high school) goo.gl/VqpHY
Only one word for this: fantastic. “@hblodget: TX town builds $60M high-school football stadium read.bi/Rtl3H0 [for ~6 games a year]”- But the overall reaction on Twitter appeared to skew negative.
$60m for a high school football stadium. Texas really knows how to line up its priorities. is.gd/jwRg30
Is it morally right for a high school to spend $60M on a football stadium they will use 5 days a year? #priorities? bit.ly/RD5ePt
Clear eyes, full hearts, WTF is wrong with you? MT @postsecret Texas HS gets a $60M football stadium, cuts 44 teachers thedailywh.at/2012/08/08/hig…- Some Twitter users took issue with spending so much money on a sports stadium, while education budgets continue to feel the pinch.
- Wow! $60M for a high school football stadium. How about spending that on a science lab, teachers, books, etc.? bit.ly/RrsApC
Obscene: Texas HS builds $60m football stadium while budget is cut and teachers are laid off. But it's Texas. Figures. deadspin.com/5933007/this-i…
Yet their schools contiue to fail. HMMM - High school unveils $60M stadium | Photo Gallery - Yahoo! News news.yahoo.com/photos/high-sc… via @YahooNews
In a perfect example of our warped sense of priorities, check out this new $60m high school football stadium in TX: deadspin.com/5933007/this-i…- But it's important to note that the bond referendum specified what the $119.3 million would be spent on, prohibiting the school from allocating some of that money for other school-related expenses. At least one Twitter user noted this:
@shawnpmcd Two have nothing to do w/ each other. Public schools: funded thru property tax. Stadiums thru another $$ Stream @blackrepublican- And what would Twitter be without a few snarky/sarcastic responses?
