In the opening sally of its 4½-month bond measure campaign, the School District reached out to the community and invited about 40 familiar faces to a tete-a-tete at Lin Howe School last evening to help leaders decide from 13 prospective targets what the priorities should be.
Since the District tapped those parents and activists reguarly engaged, nearly everyone present knew each other.
Participants were seated at tables strategically spaced around the auditorium with a maven at each setting to keep them on the path.
One of the invitees was City Councilman Jim Clarke.
“It was a good first step for the folks in the community to not only see the projects that are being considered but to give feedback on them,” Mr. Clarke told the newspaper this morning. “A strong first step, but there is a lot more to be done.”
[img]1551|right|Mr. LaRose||no_popup[/img]In a way, it was like going to a baseball game and leaving in the seventh inning when the score was tied. Supt. Dave LaRose said the still-to-be-tabulated results at another time.
Following a recent round of criticism over the perceived debilitating state of ongoing maintenance of School District facilities, Mr.LaRose promised his audience that “the past will not be repeated.”
Among the 13 choices of intended projects were (in no particular order) plumbing, the Robert Frost Auditorium, roofing/gutter repair, bathroom/classroom upgrades, electricity and wiring.
