Resident raises opposition to proposed charter aviation high school near Lincoln
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A community member used the board’s community-voice period to voice opposition to a proposed charter aviation high school near Park and Lincoln, saying he was “appalled” the board would consider it two blocks from a park.
During the community-voice portion of the Birmingham City Schools meeting on Jan. 14, Walter Floyd, a longtime neighborhood resident, urged the board to reconsider a proposed charter high school planned for the Lincoln site near Park.
Floyd said he had struck his public comment name from the signup but decided to speak and used his two minutes to say he was “very upset” and “appalled” at the proposal to place a charter high school two blocks from the park. “I’m against this,” he said, and asked the board for more information about the plan and how the community could provide input.
Board President Meadows acknowledged his remarks and said staff would note his comments. Floyd identified himself as a former Smithfield community president and a 1973 graduate and said he planned to attend future meetings to present further concerns.
No formal board action was taken at the meeting on the charter proposal; Floyd’s remarks were recorded during the public-comment period and flagged for follow-up.