Voters in Hoisington approved a bond issue to build a new elementary school, and that is really good news for the present and future students of that district. But as the news reached some readers, disappointment over the demolition of another piece of history (the existing school building) was expressed. All over Barton County, many of these older buildings continue to stand, unused and becoming further dilapidated eyesores, as well as big problems for the cities in which they stand, as absentee owners fail to pay taxes and the cities must pick up the tabs for condemnation and razing.