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Monday, December 17, 2012

East Penn School District

Confirmed: School Board Had No Notice of Willow Lane Meeting

East Penn School District says parents were notified about Nov. 27 'Walkability Study' meeting in a timely fashion. The district says it had no obligation to inform the board.

East Penn School District was criticized last week for what both Willow Lane parents and school board members have described as the administration’s failure to adequately publicize a Nov. 27 meeting to review the findings of a Willow Lane “Walkability Study.” East Penn Community Liaison Nicole Bloise confirms the board was never notified about the Nov. 27 meeting, but she says that is pretty much standard operating procedure as far as "parent meetings" are concerned. Some have said that even though school board members were not notified, the subject matter was important enough to mention it to them. The study and subsequent Nov. 27 meeting are the latest steps on the winding path to walking school status for Willow Lane Elementary School…

Ron Beitler

10:27 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012

All way stop vs. Traffic light. All way stop Equal priority for all approaches Vehicles enter the intersection at a low speed and have more time to take heed of the traffic situation (pedestrians) Provides traffic calming benefits reduces overall speed Low-speed crossing point for pedestrians. Less delay time in lower volume (Like Willow Lane) Traffic Light Cause unnecessary delays during low …   more ›

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

East Penn School District

Willow Lane Busing Drives Parents to School Board Meeting

Willow Lane parents attend Monday night’s meeting to ask the East Penn School Board to rethink its plans to make Willow Lane a 'walking school' beginning with the 2013-2014 school year.

It was pretty much standing room only at Monday night’s meeting of the East Penn Board as droves of Willow Lane Elementary School parents came to try to convince board members it would be a bad idea to make Willow Lane a “walking school” beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. Seventeen parents of Willow Lane students addressed the board for nearly one hour during the public comment portion, asking the board to rethink its decision regarding Willow Lane busing and offering to work with the board to come up with a solution that meets both the safety needs of the students and the financial concerns of the school district. The parents were driven to the board meeting, in part, by a Nov. 27 presentation of a Willow Lane walking study that …

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Ron Beitler

12:49 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Public safety meeting tonight at 7pm. Good time to express safety concerns to the commission. Willow lane corridor not on agenda but they take public comment on non-agenda items. 7pm Municipal complex 3400 Brookside road.   more ›

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