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Residents press Flagler County for covered bus shelter in Espanola; commissioners back pilot study
Summary
Several Espanola residents described dangerous conditions at a school bus stop on State Road 13 and County Road 205; commissioners agreed to investigate a pilot bus-shelter project with possible private funding and school-district coordination.
Neighbors in the Espanola community told Flagler County commissioners on Wednesday that children waiting at a bus stop on State Road 13 and Highway 205 face high speeds, poor visibility and no weather protection, and they urged the county to install a covered shelter. Maria Barbosa, a Flagler County school board member, described students waiting in the rain and drivers rounding a curve at high speed. "You will see the traffic there is very high and they drive very fast," Barbosa said. Other residents described big trucks passing the stop and recalled multiple generations of children who took that stop. Commissioners and staff said the county could pursue a pilot shelter at a…
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