Cooling 2 schools may cost double Agreed-upon price stuns outside expert By Aimee Edmondson edmondson@gomemphis.com November 28, 2002 The kids at Whitney Elementary and Longview Middle need new air-conditioning - but taxpayers could get fleeced. No contract has been signed yet, but Memphis City Schools has agreed to pay millions more than necessary to replace heating and cooling in the two schools, according to external estimates. The overpayment has staggering implications for taxpayers: The two schools are first in a group of 26 waiting for new air-conditioning and heating. And now some school board members and staff are fighting over...
