[AmazonSteeringCte] Fw: draft of letter to 4j

[Rachael Latimer]

Hi Kevin,

It would be nice to know why Willard is now in the conversation. However,
my primary issue is why this wasn't discussed as a possibility when the
bond was on the ballot. The 4j board is quickly losing credibility: as news
of this spreads, other neighborhoods and school communities are becoming
concerned (Southeast, South University and Edison, and Friendly). This is a
broader issue than one site costing more than another.

-Rachael

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 5:17 PM Kevin Shanley via Steering.cte <
steering.cte at lists.amazonneighbors.org> wrote:

> We should question how the Willard site will cost less. They still have to
> demolish the old buildings and the site also has elevation change to deal
> with, which is costly under current ADA rules. The Willard site is about
> 9.79 acres and the Camas site is 7.12 acres which may make the construction
> phasing a little bit easier (it may be cramped to build a new building on
> the Camas site while keeping the school in operation).
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> The Camas site:
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> The Willard site at the same scale:
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> *From:* Steering.cte [mailto:
> steering.cte-bounces at lists.amazonneighbors.org] *On Behalf Of *Randy
> Prince via Steering.cte
> *Sent:* Monday, March 18, 2019 11:35 AM
> *To:* steering committee Amazon Neighbors <
> steering.cte at lists.amazonneighbors.org>
> *Cc:* Randy Prince <randyprince24 at hotmail.com>
> *Subject:* [AmazonSteeringCte] Fw: draft of letter to 4j
>
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> You got all in there--walkability, lack of planning, voter trust--good
> job!  I'll support that.
>
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> 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
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> Hi everyone,
>
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>
> 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.
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> 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.
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>
> 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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