All Tell Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Hosting the LIT for the first time. Beautiful gym. Very small lobby area that gets congested way to easilly and parking is an absolute nightmare. Regionals will be a complete zoo. Sent from my Samsung Stratosphere using Forum Runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjkbt Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 What was the reasoning of the school board in building the gym at Valley rather than at a more centrally located school? To give the Valley area a boost? Why not at Shawnee or Irqguois------which would be a lot easier to get to for most of the county? Those areas could use a boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Tell Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Haven't got a clue and really don't mind it being at Valley they just did a poor job of planning for crowds. With the Snyder Freeway it's really not a bad drive to Valley. Sent from my Samsung Stratosphere using Forum Runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I like the idea of a new gym, but I can't imagine why you wouldn't build something with a large lobby and plenty of parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Tell Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 I like the idea of a new gym' date=' but I can't imagine why you wouldn't build something with a large lobby and plenty of parking.[/quote'] Agree. The gym itself is beautiful. They were even foresighted (is that a word) enough to make the floor college length and with shot clocks. Sent from my Samsung Stratosphere using Forum Runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getslow Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Hosting the LIT for the first time. Beautiful gym. Very small lobby area that gets congested way to easilly and parking is an absolute nightmare. Regionals will be a complete zoo. Sent from my Samsung Stratosphere using Forum Runner Can't argue with any of that. Love the room itself; wish it was in a better location with better-planned peripherals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faxisfax Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 It was put here because of Jerry Wyman,Jefferson County AD. 12 minutes from his house to his office at the new structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgs83 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I also heard that with Ft.Knox expanding it was built to possibly draw those kids and families. Heard from a JCPS athletic director that the Federal Government agreed to chip in 5 million to the project but required it to be the closest school to Ft. Knox. No proof of that just what the guy said. I think it will get better over time. Agree with the lobby, concessions, and entrance being to close together and not big enough. It would have been nice to have some chairback seats also. bleachers are tough to sit through for 4 straight games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmom Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I hate the position that it is not convenient. The East End schools and Male have benefitted much more than the schools in the South End and West End (or in this case, the Southwest End). This is good for our community, which is far too geographically biased. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Forum Runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faxisfax Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Could you be more specific in your post,Rockmom? How have Male and other East End schools benefitted more than schools in the south and west end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getslow Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I hate the position that it is not convenient. The East End schools and Male have benefitted much more than the schools in the South End and West End (or in this case, the Southwest End). This is good for our community, which is far too geographically biased. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Forum Runner It's not about convenience for the East End. It's about convenience for everyone. Even if I lived in Shively, something located near downtown would STILL be closer than Valley Station. Besides, it's not there as a positive development for Southwest Louisville, it's there because the Jefferson County AD lives 10 minutes from Valley High School and now his new office is a couple quick hops from his front door. If you're going to build a gym for the school system, then make it a gym for the city, not a gym for Valley. The 7th Region Tournament is going to be held this year in a gym that's 30 minutes away from the nearest 7th Region school. The location is terrible and the execution of it could have been done much better. Nobody more than me is all for the development of underfunded areas of the county. Valley Station... Does. Not. Count. The city center needs development and new thinking as far as planning; the remotest suburbs of the county do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatuthink Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 They should have had the scoreboard in the middle dropped from the ceiling!! That's really the only thing that hasn't been covered! Small hallway and bad parking etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjkbt Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 It's not about convenience for the East End. It's about convenience for everyone. Even if I lived in Shively, something located near downtown would STILL be closer than Valley Station. Besides, it's not there as a positive development for Southwest Louisville, it's there because the Jefferson County AD lives 10 minutes from Valley High School and now his new office is a couple quick hops from his front door. If you're going to build a gym for the school system, then make it a gym for the city, not a gym for Valley. The 7th Region Tournament is going to be held this year in a gym that's 30 minutes away from the nearest 7th Region school. The location is terrible and the execution of it could have been done much better. Nobody more than me is all for the development of underfunded areas of the county. Valley Station... Does. Not. Count. The city center needs development and new thinking as far as planning; the remotest suburbs of the county do not. Hopefully, new Superintendent Hargens can put an end to this type of short-sighted stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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