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Parents ask district to rework Slade drop-off, seek Safe Routes to School committee
Summary
Slade-area parents told the Albany County School District #1 board about near-miss traffic incidents, blocked crosswalks and poor lighting and asked the board to form a Safe Routes to School committee and revisit crosswalk placement, crossing guards and signage.
Parents and community members told the Albany County School District #1 Board of Trustees on Tuesday night that children are at risk around Slade Elementary and urged the board to help form a Safe Routes to School committee.
"Before Christmas I was driving the two boys to school … there was a car in the bus lane that sped around the bus and almost hit the boys," said Lisa Evans, a Slade parent. "I was panicked. Thank God I don't have to finish the sentence on what could have been." Evans asked the board to consider moving a crosswalk,…
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