[AmazonSteeringCte] Fw: draft of letter to 4j

[Randy Prince]

You got all in there--walkability, lack of planning, voter trust--good job!  I'll support that.

Randy

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From: Rachael Latimer <rachaellatimer at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 11:29 AM
To: Kara Steffensen; Kevin Shanley; Randy prince; Jay DeKalb; Robert MacConnell
Subject: draft of letter to 4j

Hi everyone,

below is a draft of a letter I believe we should send to 4j and copy our city councilor, Alan Zelenka. Southeast Neighbors chair, David Monk, has said he has confidence that SEN will support a letter of this nature. Please provide edits/feedback.

-Rachael
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The Amazon Neighbors Association (ANA) strongly urges the 4j board to present options and prioritize the rebuild of Camas Ridge Community Elementary in it's current location.

ANA has consistently partnered with and supported our schools and members of the 4j board. Prior to the last 4j board election, we hosted a forum for 4j board candidates in conjunction with Safe Routes to School. The primary topic that candidates addressed was the importance of safe walking and bicycling routes to school. ALL candidates agreed that this was an important topic and creating and retaining these transportation options for students was important to the health of the community. The proposal to relocate Camas to the previous Willard site would greatly diminish the ability of students to safely walk and bike to school, by introducing busy and congested streets to students' commutes. Many families would be forced to drive their students to school, adding even more traffic to 24th and 30th avenues and the surrounding neighborhoods.

The most recent presentation by 4j referenced the millions of dollars it would cost to rebuild Camas in it's current location. Voters just approved the largest ever bond measure that highlighted replacing multiple schools. There was no mention of even the possibility of relocation. Why is this? Had 4j not accurately estimated the cost of replacing the schools?  Was the district purposely keeping this new-to-the public possibility a secret? This is a major breach of trust and carries with it the potential to shake the confidence of voters.

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