[Vision2020] school facilities discussion

[Debbie Gray]

I've also been curious about 2020 feedback about this issue. 
While I think they should look at the issue of the elementary 
schools w/out tagging the alternative high school to it, that 
probably won't happen any time soon... I do want to say that my 
2nd grader attends West Park and I would disagree that most kids 
at West Park are bussed there. Lots of the kids are children of 
students who live right on campus and there are lots of children 
who walk and are dropped off by parents. Bill Marineau, 
principal of west park, could probably give more accurate 
figures but that's just my quick feedback about that.

Debbie

On 28 Mar 2006 at 11:50, Area Man wrote:

> Maybe I've missed it in all the posts about elections and super
> wal-marts and various other topics, but I haven't seen much discussion
> on the Vizzz regarding school facilities (this time around).  
> 
> I'll get the ball rolling (love it or hate it) --
> 
> Sell off West Park and Russell, build a new elementary school at the
> Joseph Street property, send those kids there.  
> 
> Some things that *might* happen in this process:
> - the U of I purchases the West Park property
> - *someone* buys the Russell property and builds the high-rise condos
> that some citizens told the New Cities people we wanted, maybe even
> using the old school for part of that.
> - that makes some money for the SD to build the new school with (not all
> of it, of course).
> 
> Issues?
> - Kids that walk to Russell will have to hoof it to McDonald or Lena, or
> take a bus (not really a problem with West Park, since I think most all
> the kids ride buses there already).
> - all the schools even farther over on the east side of Moscow.  It
> would be nice to have one at each corner of town, but I don't see that
> happening.
> 
> This still doesn't fix the problems with the High School, but that's for
> another time.  Baby steps . . .
> 
> As Tom Hansen would say, "Thoughts?"
> 
> DC
> 
> 
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