Letters to editor
Schools package
is a deal
To Clyde-Green Springs Voters:
The time is now that the Clyde-Green Springs School District has its chance to improve its buildings and school facilities.
With the help of Ohio School Facilities Commission, (OSFC) the community only has to come up with one-third of the total cost of the project.
The plan of action is justified and necessary, not only are some of the buildings old, but they are literally falling apart. The district has students being taught in cleaned out storage closets, and rooms that have an outrageous student-teacher ratio.
The site where Green Springs Elementary is will be demolished entirely and a new building will house all of the K-5 students from Green Springs. Also all of the fourth-fifth graders from the district will attend the new building.
McPherson Middle School and Vine Street School will be sold, if the buildings do not sell they will be demolished. A new middle school will be built housing all sixth graders through out the entire district.
The high school will have a new sprinkler system and air conditioning installed throughout the building. They will expand the cafeteria and build a new auxiliary gym, with roofs, windows and doors being upgraded.
A final building at South Main will be expanded on the existing site, to hold all of the students from K-3 Clyde students.
The funding for the project will come from an earned income tax, which will be taken out of the pay of people working actively in the community. Anyone that is unemployed or retired would pay nothing.
After going through the school system I feel I have a fair outlook on the situation. When I heard what the project was going to cost I was very discouraged by the idea, after looking into the facts of what will be constructed I not only agree with the plan but also support it.
The Green Springs building is decades old, overcrowded and literally falling apart. Vine Street School was initially open in 1937, and is currently holding 289 students in a mere 14 classrooms.
We should want our children to be learning in the greatest possible classrooms, with low student-teacher ratios. With what OSFC is trying to offer us, why would we not take advantage of this opportunity?
I believe out district is far behind with regards to the middle school, many other school districts have adopted the idea of putting all of the sixty-eighth graders in the same building.
They have had exceptional outcomes to the addition of sixth graders entering middle school. The new building will be the ideal occasion for the sixth graders to join the middle school and be able to start their preparation for the high school's fast paced atmosphere.
The students in the Clyde-Green Springs School District deserve this advancement to their buildings and facilities. If we reject this opportunity the buildings will only get worse as we end up having a larger population of students entering the district every year.
Sincerely,
Linda Eads
CHS student
Clyde
Top reason
to vote yes
To the editor:
The Top 10 Reasons to Vote Yes for Clyde-Green Springs School District:
10. Renovate Clyde High School - expand cafeteria, construct an auxiliary gym, upgrade doors, windows and roof and install AC and a sprinkler system.
9. A new 6th, 7th and 8th grade middle school to replace the current 70-year old building.
8. A new elementary school in Green Springs to replace the current 70-year old building.
7. Renovate and expand South Main elementary.
6. Improve the safety and security of our students - traffic patterns will change for bus and parent pick-up and drop-off. Security systems will be installed.
5. This project will meet the needs of our students that most of our current buildings cannot - i.e., space (classrooms and cafeterias) and technology.
4. If we do not take advantage of this opportunity now, in a few years when it will be necessary to replace our buildings, we will have to pay 100 percent.
3. Can you believe the state of Ohio wants to give our district $37 million dollars (66 percent of the total project)?
2. If we do not use this money, another school district will. How can we allow $37 million dollars to walk away?
1. Our children deserve this opportunity for new, safe, state-of-the-art schools.
Rosemary Krieger-Helms
Clyde
Greenslade
has integrity
To the editor:
This letter is written in support of Adam Greenslade, a candidate for Sandusky County Commissioner.
I have known Adam and his family for most of Adam's life, and I know the values instilled in him. I have watched Adam emerge since childhood and firmly believe that his family upbringing enhanced by his education and work experience makes him a complete candidate.
Adam's degree in regional and city planning from The Ohio State University definitely provide the educational background for the position. He has developed knowledge of where to go and to whom to speak (in order to get things done) from his work in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate.
Since his return to his home county, he has become involved in numerous community concerns. He has served as President of the Clyde Flier Football Foundation and as the Sandusky County Republican Party Chairman.
Adam speaks his mind based on a point of knowledge. His integrity and work ethic make him the best choice for Sandusky County Commissioner. I urge you to join me in voting for Adam Greenslade.
Warren Brown
153 Lynber Lane
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