Wednesday, July 11, 2012
A neighborhood outreach meeting was held to discuss the proposed lighted turf field at Westfield High School.
In a heated three-and-a-half-hour meeting, a large group of Westfield residents let Board of Education members know not only are they unhappy about the proposed installation of a lighted turf field at Westfield High School but they are also upset about the fact that funding for the field has been lumped in with district-wide roof repairs. Approximately 100 residents attended Tuesday evening's neighborhood outreach meeting, which was held at WHS and hosted by Westfield BOE president Richard Mattessich, facilities chair Jane Clancy and Westfield schools' athletic supervisor Sandy Mamary. Also in attendance were Bob Zoeller from Musco Lighting, architect George Duthie and Perry Di Piazza of Field Turf, who presented an overview of the …
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Discussions regarding the proposed lighted turf field will begin at 7 p.m.
Westfield's Board of Education will hold a neighborhood outreach meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Westfield High School cafeteria to address residents' concerns regarding the proposed installation a lighted, artificial turf field at WHS. BOE President Rich Mattessich, facilities committee chair Jane Clancy and Westfield schools athletics supervisor Sandy Mamary will host the meeting. Amid residents' concerns about noise, additional traffic and the potential glare of the proposed lights, the Board voted to move ahead with plans for the field at its May 15 meeting. The field comes with a $3.3 million price tag and would be funded by part of an upcoming $16 million bond referendum, which will also cover a $13 million roof replacement …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10 in the high school cafeteria.
Westfield's Board of Education president Rich Mattessich, facilities committee chair Jane Clancy and Westfield schools athletics supervisor Sandy Mamary will be hosting a meeting to address the concerns of neighborhood residents surrounding Westfield High School regarding the proposed installation a lighted, artificial turf field. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m on Tuesday, July 10 in the WHS cafeteria. The BOE voted to move ahead with plans for the field, which would be installed at the high school, at its May 15 meeting amid residents' concerns about noise, additional traffic and the potential glare of the proposed lights. The field comes with a $3.3 million price tag and would be funded by part of an upcoming $16 million bond referendum…
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
The third public outreach meeting was held Wednesday, April 18.
The Westfield Town Council and Board of Education, in conjunction with The RBA Group, believe they have created a feasible plan that would alleviate traffic and congestion around Westfield High School and Edison Intermediate School. “We don’t have a whole lot of space to deal with,” said Councilwoman Jo Ann Neylan, Chair of the Public Safety, Transportation & Parking Committee. “These are feasible solutions.” Gordon Meth of The RBA Group explained the proposed changes announced at the special Board of Education meeting at WHS on Wednesday. First, the town proposes creating a bus “pull-out,” or cutout, on Rahway Avenue to ease the congestion slow caused by school bus unloading. Meth also announced a plan to contact the New Jersey …
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Th next public outreach meeting regarding high school parking will take place tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Westfield High School Cafeteria B.
A public outreach meeting to discuss traffic and parking conditions around Westfield High School and Edison Intermediate School will be held at 7:30 p.m. tonight at WHS's cafeteria B. The meeting is the third in a series aimed at enhancing traffic safety and reducing parking issues in the Westfield High School neighborhood. The Westfield Town Council and the Board of Education held meetings in March and June of 2011 during which residents voiced their concerns and grievances over current conditions. In an email, Fourth Ward Councilman Keith Loughlin, vice chair of the public safety and parking committee, said, "During the meeting, our traffic engineer (Gordon Meth) will discuss proposed solutions to improving the safety and quality of …
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8:47 am on Saturday, October 6, 2012
People, people, the redistricting will go away by itself when the population and number of kids shift. In fact it will be gone within a couple of years for tehose crybaby parents who have to send their kids to Edison. Then, it will be other parents who will have to deal with the "horrors and damage" to their little darlings when another part of town needs to be redistricted. Then, those northside… more ›