Fwd: Suncrest Elementary School - Bikeboard

5 Mar 2014


      I just learned about this meeting on the 11th.  At a recent SNA meeting 
it was discovered that the School Board is now considering a distant 
location to replace Suncrest Primary school, rather than the location 
across from NETL.  Would anyone be able to attend the School Board 
meeting?  Keeping the school close to the neighborhood would be a 
desirable outcome.
-Jonathan
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Subject: 	Suncrest Elementary School
Date: 	Wed, 5 Mar 2014 18:58:52 -0500
From: 	SNA suncrestna@gmail.com
To: 	Suncrest Neighbors SuncrestNA@gmail.com
Friends,
Today I had a pleasant chat with Monongalia County School Board 
President Barbara Parsons. From that conversation, it appears that on 
Tuesday, March 11, the school board may be voting on the location for 
the new Suncrest Elementary School. The meeting will be held at the 
School Board administrative offices at 6 p.m.
I will be out of town on that date, but I wanted to alert Suncrest 
neighbors and ask you to consider attending and expressing your views.
...
From my perspective, it makes sense to choose a site that will keep our
children in the neighborhood or nearby, rather than bussing them to a 
more distant location. I believe a site under consideration on Collins 
Ferry Road might be ideal. It is central to Suncrest, has infrastructure 
in place, and transportation would be less costly than bussing many 
children to a more distant location. The property available is outside 
the city limits, but it might be possible to annex it into the city for 
optimal police and fire service.
I hope those with an interest in this issue will attend the School Board 
meeting.
Sincerely,
Nancy Ganz, City Council Ward 7