Posted on 09/05/2008 6:22:41 PM PDT by SandRat
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2008 When bells ring for a return to schools throughout Baghdads Sadr City district later this month, students at schools renovated by Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers are in for a big surprise.
The youth of Sadr City represent the future, Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, the brigade commander, said. They are the next chapter in the story of hope for a new Baghdad and Iraq. The intent of the project is to create safe, secure environments conducive to learning, Talley said. The schools chosen for renovation were affected by illegal militia cells throughout the conflict with coalition forces and the Iraqi army for control of the district, Talley said. The Multinational Division Baghdad command group and the district and neighborhood advisory councils recommended the projects. Academic repair and reconstruction projects typically concentrate on interior and exterior walls, doors and window trim, as well as the repair of floor and ceiling tiles, plumbing and electrical systems. Other critical upgrades include perimeter wall repair, grounds clearing, landscaping, and back-up power generation, officials said. The Task Force Gold Sadr City Academic Reconstruction Program was accelerated for completion before the beginning of the academic year for primary and secondary schools. It is valued at $10.2 million, about 20 percent of the total allocation for Sadr City assistance and reconstruction, Talley said. The congressionally funded Commanders Emergency Response Program paid for most of the projects. By this week, Task Force Gold had scoped, budgeted, funded, contracted and supervised work at 30 schools, said Army Col. Jared Olsen, commander of Task Force Gold and the deputy commanding officer for the 926th Engineer Brigade. Work on eight additional schools is in progress. All school repair and renovation work is done by local Sadr City contractors, which provides a significant boost to the districts economy, Olsen said. (Raymond McNulty serves in Multinational Division Baghdad with the 926th Engineer Brigade Public Affairs Office.) |
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great news - another story for the MSM to ignore
Thanks for all the Iraq news posts, SandRat.
Glad to provide them.
Hey Sandrat I hear some of these schools so much disrepair that hadn’t been repair since 1950s WHOA
Come think of it you won’t hear this from MSN media it Blame Bush policy first
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