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333 <br /> August 1,1979 <br /> SCHOOL/CITY EDS CONSOLIDATION-(Ca 798-341) <br /> Jack Ad Hoc Requm,T teented that in fall of 1078 an dbll-rthe <br /> purpose of reviewing <br /> possible school/city consolidation. <br /> viewed the financial facts,vehicle availability,present operations, <br /> safety <br /> the <br /> hool <br /> „onnaaz ecdistributedittee st hreaction f the andut stole <br /> etheir pat oogetusers the t <br /> cancel. <br /> out,ove 00 ponded co soma 0of9to questionnaires <br /> as follows. <br /> services.of sAre helflashing sred lights om the] owl re <br /> majorbenefitfor safety <br /> e them.)(City <br /> buses after consolidation top <br /> cnnao aldt� <br /> 9kend:the <br /> 894 persons a -- saidc o them.) • <br /> 2) Do you feel there isa need services. <br /> 835 persons responded-- said' <br /> 3) ith what avor i about consolidation at this time, <br /> do you 898 persons responded--576 said <br /> At last Committee <br /> Committee <br /> recommended un- <br /> animously hthe t aside, the matter drofor PPed • <br /> • <br /> he reasons given below: <br /> 1- epublic does o favorconsolidation. <br /> a)1 hoof children favor <br /> school bus flag <br /> sys <br /> kum <br /> and sen routes schools. <br /> 'b)Parents of young schoochhildref frgeneom p supervision w s added he b . <br /> c)ShuS tudents from bus would Alwalking greater distances from home to <br /> • `ikolestimakedtwo blocks) <br /> ozesupervsion would be minimal. <br /> 2 ifinancial saving to a public is at least sevenyears away,f a <br /> t all. <br /> a)Consolidation w require$5 million of federal <br /> to purchase <br /> new transit s. (51million w d buydesamamw freg ar school buses, t <br /> are not because the <br /> eCity's <br /> systemdis already E d Y subs d <br /> heiraer for the transit system,idi zed, <br /> b)With both the general pubic riding <br /> consolidated system,the C the <br /> inconvenience to thee generstue public, <br /> queIt stionedthe <br /> a fall aif nd supervisory personnel a neededon each savingsd be no <br /> 3 The <br /> tcithe yvlimits <br /> schoolEverett <br /> District. <br /> correspond with the hboundariesof <br /> !1. <br /> a)thEverett growthThe tof student te,pandtwouldon sthus shifting so of <br /> service <br /> requiresupple- �' <br /> b)T mental busualsc a second school district within the Everett <br /> city elimits. <br /> 9 accor ng kcatuerconsolydatfonts Y. nobly efficient"' <br />