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Resident asks Hillsdale Board to add pedestrian access to George White field during renovations
Summary
A Hillsdale resident forwarded a suggestion to the Board to create a pedestrian walk‑through from Park Avenue to the George G. White field to reduce students' exposure to the 7‑11 parking lot during morning arrival and departure.
The Board received a forwarded email from Hillsdale resident Lisa Ruane urging the district to consider adding a pedestrian walk‑through from the end of Park Avenue into the George G. White field as part of ongoing renovations.
Ruane wrote that a designated pedestrian entrance or gated walkway could provide safer, more direct access for students and families and reduce foot traffic through a busy commercial parking lot near a 7‑11, which she described as a safety concern for children walking or biking to school. She suggested that, with the athletic field already scheduled for renovation, now is an “ideal time to evaluate whether such an access point could possibly be incorporated into the overall design and planning process.”
The forwarded correspondence was received by the superintendent and placed on the agenda as correspondence to the Board. The minutes record the email text and the sender’s contact information; the board packet includes the full message for review. The minutes do not record formal discussion or a board vote on this suggestion during the June 22 meeting.
