I am a concerned community member due to the fact the roads have become clogged with busses I feel I must voice my concern.

1. The busses are creating a lengthy nuisance in the morning and afternoon. Having been at a few events,
2.I was surprised for my friend with his walker due to the stairs between levels which hampered the assistance available to those with similar and other handicapping conditions. For example how is the locking of the campus done under ADA?

3. ( Back to schedule)- If the program is NOT a school, could services be made available to students, families, and others outside of the busy school times. For example- when I inquired for a relative of this program the hours were far more acceptable than they now seem. ( i.e. 8:50am-2:45pm) My recollection was the program was completed daily prior to 3:00pm. These hours seemed like a good proposal and strategy to assist our youth while aiding the community.
4. There was a great deal of anticipation over who might be in the neighborhood…With these hours, I was in favor of this program over Rose City.
After much thought friends and I spoke of solutions they have seen work. Ideally, I feel for our neighborhood it would be best to have the busses complete routes so there will be time for safe neighborhood play with good visability.
5. By the way, Monday is delightful and we plan our children’s Parent & Me dates on this day to safely play and take walks to “reconnect with friends.” I am not sure why this is so different, but it is so much better on Mondays. The busses are earlier, but why can’t it be every day?
I am writing so that simple issues do not become major or overlooked solvable issues. The community recognizes the importance of Oak Knoll. There is a need for this program in the area.
As a PhD educator who visited the former site on Oak Knoll, I find that there exists a lack of supervision from 3:30-4:00 or 4:15pm. What has become of the busses since Edison left? There is zero consistency re: timing, busses park in wait South of the site for 30-50 min.
I can think of no reason for this waiting unless the bus-drivers are adding or padding their hours. As a taxpayer, that does raise my eyebrows.
I bought in the area before this site was so designated–Special Ed for troubled Youth– since then there has been an overall decline in the “neighborhood feeling.”
This was an area where people walked dogs, played in the yards, and were generally interactive. This change in activities is not all due to the economy.

Also, I was walking my dog and saw a group of students waiting for their bus in the pm. When I called to report this dilemma, ther was no one monitoring the phone.
Please help restore the neighborhood.

The entire site on Glenrose looks so much better. Prior to Oak Knoll moving in, there was a lack of pride. It was only the broken sign remaining of that era. The grounds could described as parklike.
A Concerned Neighbor