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Residents urge city engagement on proposed school closures; downtown businesses seek funding and parking fixes
Summary
During public comment, residents urged the city to engage with the school district over potential closures of Longfellow, Flynn and Roosevelt elementary schools; downtown business representatives and neighborhood association members praised planned funding for Downtown Eau Claire Incorporated and raised parking-ramp noise and enforcement concerns.
Several residents used the Oct. 13 public comment period to urge greater city involvement in conversations about public-school closures and to raise downtown business and neighborhood concerns.
Eric Clouty, a parent of two students at Longfellow Elementary, told council the Eau Claire School District is considering closure or repurposing of Longfellow, Flynn and Roosevelt elementary schools and that city engagement is missing from those discussions. "The city of Eau Claire's comprehensive plan, adopted by the council in 2015, calls for the preservation of schools in the city core," Clouty said. "I would urge…
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