Mark your calendar for Oct 25th, 6pm at Bay Lake Elementary for a VERY IMPORTANT MEETING about the school being built in our community. Our residents have expressed concerns about significant and dangerous traffic, noise and the chain link fence planned to be next to our amenities. School bus traffic is planned to be routed through Mabel Bridge as well.
Please don’t miss the last opportunity to request changes to the school design plans. Support your neighbors and our community by attending the meeting. The meeting is only one hour of your time, but the design of the school has the potential to significantly impact to our community.
Here’s the design presentation OCPS gave at the last meeting.
Petitions in Progress
If someone rings your bell in the next few days, please answer. A group of neighbors are coming around now thru Oct 24 with petitions regarding the new school. It’s important residents know what’s happening and sign the petitions if you agree with them. The petitions demand that no school traffic should be routed through our community, and measures should be taken to mitigate the traffic, noise and light pollution and other concerns.
If you would like to sign the petitions, you can do so at 11843 Thatcher Ave. There are copies on the table by the door.
You can also download copies of each petition and drop them off at 11843 Thatcher Ave.
Petition on School Bus and Car Traffic:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By4mugGaMVDwVTBZZ0s5UmFpS1U/view
Petition on Noise/Light Pollution, Traffic and More:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By4mugGaMVDwdGNuSFZYNlBxU0k/view
Looking for a simple way to provide your feedback on the school plans to Orange County Public School officials? Email the School Board and Commissioner VanderLey with your thoughts and concerns.
District 4 – Pam Gould Pamela.Gould@ocps.net
Chairman – Bill Sublette Bill.Sublette@ocps.net
District 3 – Linda Kobert, Vice Chairman Linda.Kobert@ocps.net
Superintendent – Dr. Barbara M. Jenkins Supt@ocps.net
Commissioner Betsy VanderLey District1@ocfl.net
The deadline to sign or send emails is Oct 24th. We hope to see many residents at the meeting on Oct 25th
