Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Taj Mahal Falls Apart: No, Not THAT One! CCSD's





Patched up cracked garage support beams, crumbling stucco, mold---














Just as Charlestonians have a fond nickname for the Post and Courier [that would be the Newsless Courier], they also have an apt name for the Charleston County School District's administrative offices found at 75 Calhoun Street--yes, the Taj Mahal.

Thanks to an intrepid reader of this blog, we all can see that this expensive building project less than 20 years old is falling apart. Makes you wonder who cut corners in construction and whether the architectural firm of LS3P Associates knew what it was doing. You say all 20-year-old buildings fall apart like this? Show me. Did Bill Lewis oversee this project?

The present budget for repairs is over half a million dollars of TM (that's Taxpayers' Money) but rising because, of course, construction costs always rise. How much expenditure the original contract covers is unclear.
Given what just transpired in Minnesota, you may not want to park in the parking garage.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

No wonder Bill Lewis isn't worried about mold contamination at Sullivan's Island, Archer, Morningside and old Wando HS. The Taj Mahal is contaminated too. That makes everyone equally exposed (except Bill, of course). Bill Lewis doesn't even have an office in this building. He's at Leeds Ave and the Taj Mahal is only leased by CCSD from the City of Charleston. I guess he can say "It's not my problem." Hey, it's just OPM (other people's money) and OPH (other people's health).

Anonymous said...

After reading this mornings article on the corruption in Mt. Pleasant right down to the schools over there, we now know how Bill Lewis affords that million dollar plus home he has

Anonymous said...

Thanks for covering this. I wish the Post and Courier would do a story on this...these pictures are worth a thousand words.
What's the deal with Alice Paylor and Mayor Riley's sweet deal as well?
I heard Alice Paylor had a similar dealing with a fake address into Buist Academy. He used a downtown address to get his child into Buist while she sat on the board of zoning appeals approving his additions to his home on Sullivan's Island.

Anonymous said...

The family whose variance was approved by Alice Paylor did not send the "fake address" child to Buist. As to Mayor Riley's "sweet deal," variances are approved more often than not on Sullivan's Island. You just neeed to be sure to hire Bill Barr and let Alice Paylor go to work for you.