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also makes some sense. , I 1 „ .
<br /> The school board needs to interpret the vote cor- ITEM # 10.B.3.
<br /> rectly. The' urrent plan is too expensive and building d fi
<br /> a second senior high school now to solve the senior
<br /> high crunchIis not acceptable. — Don Heinzman others did. I was not con- �,;,
<br /> winced that this was the best d
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<br /> Letters tothe Editor plan, but we've reached a ,
<br /> point, in my opinion, wherein
<br /> something. is__better. than .�.;
<br /> riter questionrgram dancing ,_� 1,, nothing.- I have to wonder, w
<br /> though, of the people who' r. ' -
<br /> On Saturday, Oct 6 the River school officials. None of voted "no,"" `how" many
<br /> Emporium, which is a city- them supported the acceptance attended the meetings
<br /> owned and-operated youth cen- of mosh pits occurring at a city- where public opinion was Voters from war
<br /> ter located on Highway 169 and owned youth center. sought? Elk River High
<br /> Main Street held a concert All except Michelle Bergh,who The main purpose for this Heinzman)
<br /> event featuring a few young is the city official in charge of letter, though, is not to bash
<br /> bands. the Emporium. She told me the the "no" voters, but to pose 11th and 12th in •
<br /> That evening I stopped into ' mosh pit is acceptable. It is not the following: " looking again a
<br /> the Emporium to check on against city ordinances,nor is it It is abundantly clear that round" solution.
<br /> things. What I found was very illegal.However,the Emporium we do not have enough In the meantim
<br /> disturbing. I could see no adult is able to change its policies re: space in our schools. With its time to consid
<br /> supervision inside or outside of acceptable behavior. The city the defeat of the referen- torium on growth
<br /> the building. There were kids has agreed to install additional dum, we obviously have to district. We cannc
<br /> outside in the parking lot smok- lighting and provide increased go back to the drawing to add hundreds o
<br /> ing cigarettes and drinking beer police patrolling during special board, as this issue ilies per year, wh
<br /> and wine. They also had a Emporium events. • demands our attention. our schools ar
<br /> "mosh pit" inside the building. My recommendations to Perhaps there are alterna- capacity. I realiz(
<br /> It's what they call a "slam Michelle Bergh would be: tives that need a second look planning commis
<br /> dance"where the kids all stand 1)Change the Emporium poli- such as splitting the high city councils ins,
<br /> close together and push each cy to disallow mosh pits. The school into ninth and 10th not responsible
<br /> other around. This "dance," in potential for more kids being grades in one school and shortage of spa(
<br /> my opinion, really has the injured and this becoming out of
<br /> potential of turning into an out- control are too high to risk, and
<br /> of-control situation, especially 2)Adult supervision has to be Voters more concerned abi
<br /> S with no adult supervision. a priority. Adult supervision is
<br /> I later learned that there volunteer, but has to be there. The bond issue has been pate in activiti,e:
<br /> indeed was a 16-year-old boy Efforts to promote volunteers voted on and defeated! music, debate, d.
<br /> who sustained a back injury in need to be increased. What have we demonstrat- athletics. (Should
<br /> this mosh pit. The following With all of these changes in ed to our children who are more concerned
<br /> week I spoke with city adminis- place, the Emporium will be the future adults of this fact that twice
<br /> trative officials, the Elk River what it's meant to be — a fun, and other communities? kids will be able
<br /> assistant police chief, safe place for kids to go.—Lisa That we, .the voters are pate, even if it w
<br /> Community Ed. reps. and Elk Gendreau,Ramsey more concerned about our expenses? Do peo
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<br /> agenda than about what is want their child
<br /> Zoning law needs to be changed important in educating our mega school?)
<br /> children. •I don't need tc
<br /> I am writing this letter in zoning land north of 33, it has •I don't want my taxes to operating and
<br /> regard to the letter that Lora not done a thing.All it has done go up. improvements.
<br /> Wynn wrote regarding the zon- is pushed the growth farther Our parents paid taxes to It's not a cone
<br /> ing by County Road 33.I would north to Livonia Township and educate us (relative to their schools are run
<br /> like to ask her how she would Zimmerman. And guess where incomes at the time). don't need to rec
<br /> feel if she owned a piece north of those children go to school? •I don't want my child size or improve t
<br /> County Road 33. She also asks how much bused. for our students.
<br /> She says landowners and money or profit is enough. All the distance our children We elected ou
<br /> farmers have to live with the these people (north of C.R. 33) travel to school is more board members t
<br /> same rules as everyone else. If worked very hard to own and important to us than the our behalf. They
<br /> this is the case,then why should keep land. Now if they wish to quality of education and sented what ti
<br /> the people north of County Road sell it, they should be treated , space available. based on input re
<br /> 33 be zoned any differently from the same way as the people •I only want a 3,000 stu the most logical
<br /> the rest of the town? There are south of C.R. 33. dent mega school. expansion. No,
<br /> two sets of rules,one for north of The zoning law needs to be It isn't important that please everyone, 1
<br /> 33,and one for south of 33.Does changed, not for a few, but for only a small portion of kids benefit all stud
<br /> S this sound fair? This is truly a everybody.—Land owner will be allowed to partici- keep them in scho
<br /> case of discrimination. north of County Road 33,
<br /> As far as controlling growth by Richard Toth,Clear Lake
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<br /> Elizabeth Wait,Graphic Designer
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