Letter | Overcrowding at school critical
As a parent of two children at West Mercer, with a third entering in the fall, I see every day the overcrowding issues that plague the district. In three years, West Mercer has gone from approximately 620 to 683 students.
February 22, 2012
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Letter | Wariness turns to support for bond
Like most families, we moved to Mercer Island for the quality public schools. As a fiscal conservative, however, I was curious, but wary of the school bond proposal.
February 22, 2012
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Letter | Hooray for stoplights
Many thanks to the City Fathers for the installation of the stoplights at 77th, 78th and 27th. They have eliminated the long lines and long waits!
February 21, 2012
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Letter | Off-Island students at MISD schools
Why have we not seen any numbers for off-Island students currently enrolled in our schools? I understand that this is a substantial number — encouraged because of state subsidies, but it is not fair that Island taxpayers must fund the buildings to house them. How about a nonpartisan committee to research this number? Is there any checking to make sure that Mercer Island addresses are valid? How about a Reporter investigation of this issue?
February 15, 2012
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Letter | Traffic and Town Center development
Your article and picture of Feb. 3, 2012, looking west on the traffic congestion shows the burgeoning developments that had taken place as we waited with anticipation of the newness that was to come with residents and businesses that would fuel the downtown core.
February 15, 2012
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Letter | Right decision to replace schools
I am writing in response to Trevor Hart’s Feb. 1 letter to the editor, “Board should look at saving existing school buildings.” Mr. Hart’s opinion is that “the recommendation of the 21st Century Facility Planning Committee (21CFPC) has led the School Board down a fiscally irresponsible path…”
February 14, 2012
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Letter | Planning process for school bonds is flawed
I am concerned about the planning process that is bringing a $196M bond to a vote in April. This process is broken.
February 14, 2012
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Letter | Gone are the days voters always say ‘yes’ to schools
One hates to bite the hand that fed it, but this former Mercer Island teacher is alarmed. Why is it that our School Board is rushing to ask for so much of our money, but does not seem able or willing to give us adequate information about how it will be used?
February 13, 2012
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Letter | Tear 'em down, really?
How much money are they asking for to rebuild schools? This just does not make sense! Why must we tear down, toss out, dispose of … when there are plenty of years of use left? What kind of a "legacy" is that!
February 10, 2012
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Letter | Yes for schools
It has been a long road spanning over four years and an enormous amount of work, but this week, the Mercer Island School Board decided to put a new schools bond proposal to an April vote. It cannot be overstated how critical passage of this bond proposal is not only for our children, but also our identity and value as a community.
February 9, 2012
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Letter | School bond, vote no
The Mercer Island Schools Board has just approved a bond issue to be placed on the April 17 ballot. It will authorize, if it does appear and is approved by voters, spending nearly 200 million dollars to tear down and rebuild all three of our elementary schools and Islander Middle School.
February 9, 2012
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