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Chris Johnson
From:C.Jay Coles
Sent:Wednesday, September 26, 2018 2:04 PM
To:Chris Johnson
Subject:FW: Owyhee High School
From: Genesis Milam
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 1:54 PM
To: C.Jay Coles < cjcoles@meridiancity.org >
Subject: FW: Owyhee High School
Genesis Milam | Councilmember
City of Meridian
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Phone: 208-489-0529
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From: Vanessa Gardner [vgardner119@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12:58 PM
To: citycouncil
Subject: Owyhee High School
To the members of the Meridian City Council,
It has come to my attention that there is an effort to deny the necessary permits to build the new Owyhee
High School. I am unable to attend the meeting on Oct. 2 concerning this matter, but I wanted my voice to
be heard.
West Ada school district is in great need of a new high school. The proposed location is an excellent one as
it would relieve high schools that are already over-crowded and is in a great position for the future growth
in Meridian. My son will be attending Rocky Mountain HS beginning the year that Owyhee is scheduled to
open. It has made me feel more at ease knowing that there would be some relief of the overcrowding
before he attends school there. The stories I have heard about what is going on with such an overcrowded
school have made me feel very uneasy. It is unsafe. Meridian is an incredibly wonderful place to raise a
family, but if we have schools that cannot meet the needs of our students because of severe overcrowding,
that will no longer be the case. The growth the area is experiencing requires forward thinking. This school
needs to be built without further delay as the population is growing each month. By denying the location,
it will set the project back and make an already dire situation worse.
Let's do what we need to do to serve the citizens of this city. Providing quality education is a key
component of a great city. If we fail to provide adequate facilities in a timely manner, we fail our children
but also our community in general.
Thank you for your time,
Vanessa Gardner
Meridian Resident