As a property owner near Kelley Park and the under-construction GES#8, I am concerned that the Board will continue their practice of community engagement with student and guardians, discounting the voices of those of us who pay taxes but no longer have children in schools. The Board, with the City's help, took our Park--at least the soccer field, tennis courts, volley ball pit, basketball hoop and tot lot. Only after great pressure,did they concede to allow our children to attend both the new school as well as Forest Oaks Middle School at the end of our neighborhood, which our children have NOT previously been allowed to attend as walkers. The Board has proposed three names: Celia Cruz Elementary (a Cuban Singer); Cesar Chavez Elementary (a civil rights activist who currently has four schools named for him in Maryland); and Kelley Park Elementary. Why not name the school for George "Dutch" Kelley, the civil engineer who designed the park for the good of the neighboring children and their families and it's close approximation to nature? Shouldn't a local hero be considered? Shouldn't property owners be included in the process?
As a property owner near Kelley Park and the under-construction GES#8, I am concerned that the Board will continue their practice of community engagement with student and guardians, discounting the voices of those of us who pay taxes but no longer have children in schools. The Board, with the City's help, took our Park--at least the soccer field, tennis courts, volley ball pit, basketball hoop and tot lot. Only after great pressure,did they concede to allow our children to attend both the new school as well as Forest Oaks Middle School at the end of our neighborhood, which our children have NOT previously been allowed to attend as walkers. The Board has proposed three names: Celia Cruz Elementary (a Cuban Singer); Cesar Chavez Elementary (a civil rights activist who currently has four schools named for him in Maryland); and Kelley Park Elementary. Why not name the school for George "Dutch" Kelley, the civil engineer who designed the park for the good of the neighboring children and their families and it's close approximation to nature? Shouldn't a local hero be considered? Shouldn't property owners be included in the process?
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