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School board asks Weston County to clarify Osage road ownership after bus stop moved
Summary
Weston County commissioners heard from the Newcastle School District on Sept. 16 about a hazardous bus stop at US‑16 and County Road 451 and were asked to research who owns nearby local roads after damage and mapping inconsistencies forced route changes.
Dana Mantegui, chair of the Newcastle School Board, told the Weston County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 16 that the district has temporarily relocated a bus stop because drivers can no longer use Sheridan Street in Osage and parents are concerned about children crossing U.S. Highway 16.
"We need your help. We have a dangerous bus stop situation at the intersection of US 16 And 451," Mantegui said. She said the district had to move stops to paved pullouts and that a prior loop through Sheridan Street is no longer safe because of the road condition.
Jason Jenkins, trustee and chair of the district’s transportation committee, described how the district previously served Osage from two stops on Sheridan—near the church and the post office—but ‘‘because of the conditions in…
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