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SAU 16 advisory committee outlines phased fixes for school traffic and accessibility, schedules follow-up
Summary
An SAU 16 advisory committee met June 5 to refine concepts for school-site safety work — including crosswalk relocation, a new driveway loop, ADA access and targeted low-cost measures — and agreed to compile scopes and cost estimates ahead of a June 12 follow-up and an expected school-board discussion June 18.
Members of an SAU 16 advisory committee met June 5 to map out phased safety and site improvements at the school, agreeing to break the project into smaller scopes, collect order-of-magnitude cost estimates and meet again June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting focused on three near-term priorities: improving the intersection and crosswalk near the front entrance, creating a buffer/green area between the driveway and school windows, and addressing ADA access where students and visitors currently use stairs. Committee members discussed two funding routes — inclusion in the annual school budget or a bond — and the timing implications for each.
The committee’s discussion centered on practical, staged approaches rather than a single large design. “We don’t need a meeting in order to complete tasks,” said Ellen, a committee member who runs the project folder; the group agreed to use a shared Google Drive and a spreadsheet to list discrete scopes (for example: flashing crosswalk, front…
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