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Neighbors urge district to abandon Bayside bus depot plan, cite safety and transparency concerns
Summary
Dozens of residents told the San Mateo-Foster City School District board they oppose placing a bus depot at Bayside Academy, raising safety, traffic, environmental and outreach concerns and asking trustees to remove the site from the district’s EV fleet list.
Dozens of Shoreview Parkside and East Side residents urged the San Mateo-Foster City School District board on Feb. 27 to abandon plans to locate a bus depot behind Bayside Academy, saying the proposal would worsen traffic, risk public safety and was developed with insufficient public notice.
At least eight residents spoke during the public-comment period, many describing Kehoe Avenue as narrow, built on soft landfill and already congested by school drop-off traffic. "I urge you to rethink the planned bus depot at Bayside Academy," said Cheryl Remedios, who identified herself as a long-time district employee and…
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