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Arlington council unanimously adopts resolution supporting school district as community urges new Post Middle School
Summary
Public commenters and school board members urged voters and described building hazards; council passed a resolution supporting the Arlington School District’s efforts and authorized the mayor to sign.
The Arlington City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting the Arlington School District’s effort to provide a safe learning facility for students, after several speakers urged voters to approve a ballot measure for a new Post Middle School.
Nicholas Blake, a student at Arlington High School who attended Post Middle School, told the council the building’s “HVAC systems are severely outdated, and they run on a Windows 98 computer,” and described intermittent extreme classroom temperatures, slow Wi-Fi and repeated flooding in hallways that leaves up to “maybe 4 or 5 inches of water” between classes. Blake also said portions of ceiling…
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