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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh. Watching the cip public meeting now and [b]all I have been hearing us blah blah reed this reed that and tcs.  What about the high schools?!![/b][/quote]

I am the OP to this thread and I attended the School board meeting. Probably half of the public speakers talked about making sure integration station and the children's school stayed together and were provided for adequately if moved out of Reed.  There were multiple speakers that addressed high school overcrowding.  All advocated for a new comprehensive high school, with one mentioning the carlin springs property as a potential location.  Another spoke about the absurdity of a $100 M school for 750  middle and high students when we are essentially told that there is not enough money for the 2,775 needed high school seats.  Many told the school board to be brave and insist the county board help address overcrowding with more debt capacity and land.[/quote]

You heard that because those are the people who went to the trouble of showing up and speaking.  They got themselves organized, and got their voices heard.  They are very concerned that Reed is on the table, and the CIP doesn't speak to what will happen if those programs are moved.  And the people who live around Westover have very strong feelings both directions about what Reed can and should be.

I was there as well, and spoke on the HS issue.  Everyone's worried, but not enough people take the time to attend meetings, or at a minimum send emails or make phone calls to the School Board and County Board.
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