[Winona Online Democracy]
From: "Joliene Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> And, just which 15-30 acres of land would you have cleared IN TOWN to
> build the new school on Mr. Stafford. There were NO hidden motives or
hidden
> agendas for the middle school situation.
Hidden Agenda was a poor choice of words, and I regret using them. Let me
try to make up for that and say that moving the children out of the physical
community is what bothered me the most. I fear that isolating them that way
was one of the very least considered outcomes of the decision. In my humble
opinion, it shows a remarkable insensitivity of the consensus. The second
issue, the safety of the children who choose to bicycle or walk to school is
a grave issue. If the consensus were _truly_ serious about the matter, then
appropriate (excellent) pathways, crossings and bridges would have been
built right along with the school.
Defending the location now is not the issue, and wasting energy with
hindsight justifications is a red herring which might distract the
concsensus from the fact that there is an ongoing responsibility to consider
the unfolding consequences of that decision. It's not enough to say that you
did the best you could. You have to commit to doing the best you can.
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