Rusty Water

There has been some talk about problems with the middle school regarding its acceptability for renovation.  The utilities need expensive repair.  The water is rusty.  The electrical distribution panels are centralized in the old 1926 building which many wish to demolish.  

I was reminded of this as I drove north on Knowles Avenue.  As I approached the motel on the north of the business district I noticed that the right lane was blocked by a city utilities truck.  I moved to the left lane and drove through a pool of water.  Workers were watching a four inch stream of water coming from a fire hydrant.  They were flushing the water system.  That stream of water was rust colored.  What are the odds that the middle school was getting rusty water and the pipes in the school are okay?

There are people in the school district who have jumped to the conclusion that the middle school must be replaced at any cost and are looking for any reason, even if they are wrong.