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Chris Johnson
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Subject:FW: New submission from meridiancity.org/council/request.html
From: Genesis Milam
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Subject: FW: New submission from meridiancity.org/council/request.html
Genesis Milam | Councilmember
City of Meridian
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Subject: New submission from meridiancity.org/council/request.html
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Hey there,
Someone just submitted your form on meridiancity.org. Here's what they had to say:
Request for Mayor
and Council
Name Eric Thies, President of the West Ada Education Association.
_replyto President@westadaea.org
Street Address 2064 E Meadowwood dr.
City Meridain
State Idaho
Zip Code 83646
Subject Owyhee High School
Message An Open Letter to Meridian City Council,
At the last Planning and Zoning commission meeting
held on September 6th, 2018 the staff and commission
recommended denial of West Ada School District’s application to
build Owyhee High School near the intersection of McDermott and
Ustick Roads. We are wr iting this letter to urge you to vote against
the recommendation of the commission and approve the project,
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with conditions if necessary. We are the West Ada Education
Association and make this request in order to support the students
and teachers in West Ada.
As you may know the high schools in West Ada are bursting at
the seams and are severely overcrowded. Knowing this, a bond
committee was put together that included all stakeholders. Through
a series of public meetings, they agreed that the proposed location
was the best placement for a new high school. The WASD then ran
a bond measure making sure the public was informed of the desired
location. The bond passed with a 67.3% yes vote. Never before
has the district needed a school this badly and been given this clear
a directive by the voters.
I know the district will work to meet all issues concerning code
and safety. However, it is irresponsible to request that roads and
sidewalks be extended beyond what will benefit students. Asking
th e school district to fund roads and sidewalks to private property is
asking the school district to take money from students in order to
benefit private developers who own the surrounding property.
There are valid concerns in the draft list of conditions, but there
are also individuals’ opinions on what would be “nice”. These
niceties come at the district’s expense, which means taking away
resources needed to educate students. We request serious
consideration be given to the list and that it be whittled down to
only those issues which impact the wellbeing and safety of the
students. We are already in dire need of a new high school and all
unnecessary and costly requests, not supported by code, should be
removed.
The WAEA, on behalf of educators, supports the approval of
WASD’s application, and on behalf of the students we urge the city
to work collaboratively with West Ada Schools to do what is
necessary to get this school built and avoid prolonging this process
any further.
Respectfully,
Eric Thies
President, WAEA
208-991-6379
President@westadaea.org
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