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| Wednesday, 05 September 2007 | |
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A new large local group has formed around the controversy of the redevelopment of Washington School (in north Boulder, at the corner of Broadway and Cedar). They call themselves "The Washington School Neighborhood Association", and they are not happy with the way the City of Boulder and BVSD have been handling the redevelopment of the now closed Washington School. You can watch their presentation to the BVSD board August 14th, at the public participation portion of the meeting, in the "Board Meetings Video Archive" link above. (The supporters of the group in the audience are wearing red.) BVSDWatch.org supports their efforts and we hope the City of Boulder and BVSD board can work with them to develop the Washington School property into something of value for the neighborhood. Here are the opening paragraphs of their position statement on their website: "The Washington School Neighborhood Association is a large group of neighbors and friends of the Washington Elementary School building and property. This group came together to enable its collective voice to be heard by the City of Boulder and Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) when we realized that our individual voices were falling on deaf ears. "Despite clear indications that the MOU process was seriously flawed, in particular that the lone remaining applicant had received the least support from the city-appointed Citizens Review Panel, the City and BVSD failed to reconsider whether the process was working effectively. Over the two-year course of the process, members of our neighborhood and community repeatedly expressed their concerns to the City and School District in every appropriate venue, including Planning Board meetings, City Council meetings, Board of Education meetings, and public neighborhood meetings. Yet our government has, to date, 'stayed the course.'" Click here to read more of their position statement regarding the Washington School redevelopment. Click here to visit their website and read more about their upcoming activities. |
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