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Neighbor raises parking concerns; superintendent says state found Moses DeWitt lot is not an emergency project
Summary
A Jamesville-DeWitt resident urged the board to abandon plans for a new Canterbury Road parking lot and suggested low-cost alternatives; Superintendent Dr. DeKalb said state reviewers determined the Moses DeWitt work would not qualify as an emergency project and the district will pursue other options.
Mary Anne Fish, a resident at 170 Canterbury Road, used the meeting's community-comment period to raise concerns about a reported proposal to build roughly 20 parking spaces near Moses DeWitt and to offer alternative ideas the district could pursue instead.
"I'm Mary Anne Fish. My husband, Mike, and I live at 170 Canterbury Road," Fish said, describing the site as "on the South side of Moses Stewart" and telling the board she had been told the district is not currently pursuing construction. She suggested a temporary "park and ride share project," in which interested Moses DeWitt staff would park at the middle school and carpool, and urged the district to explore underused nearby lots such as one on Wellington Road across from the fire department.
Superintendent Dr. DeKalb responded during the superintendent's report with the district's most recent information about the parking proposal: "The preliminary state findings for the parking lot were that it would not, that it would not qualify to be an emergency project." He said the district is continuing talks with Widewaters and will examine phase‑2 capital project options and other alternatives rather than pursuing an emergency funding route.
Board members and the superintendent framed Fish's suggestions as options to explore; the Chair reminded the speaker that the board generally does not respond in detail in public session but said the district would follow up outside the meeting. The exchange left next steps procedural: district staff will continue discussions with outside partners and consider short‑term alternatives such as shared staff parking or leasing underused lots.
