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Newfields school building committee weighs drop-off flow, emergency access and set-plan timing before March vote
Summary
Committee members debated reversing on-site traffic flow, maintaining front-door emergency access and using increased staff during drop-off as mitigation. TF Moran will produce set plans ahead of a March vote; a bond hearing and deliberative session were announced and the committee set follow-up with local chiefs.
Members of a Newfields School District building committee debated how to balance student safety, emergency-vehicle access and traffic capacity as designers prepare set plans ahead of a vote expected in March.
Committee members spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing community feedback condensed by Pallavi, who had summarized three priority concerns: a suggestion for a two-lane circulation around the school, questions about vehicle access to the front door for emergency apparatus, and general neighborhood traffic and safety worries. "Pallavi was amazing this weekend and kinda condensed it down into...3 main points," a committee member said when opening the discussion.
Police-conducted measurements were cited by several members to show potential queue spillover: one participant…
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