THREE YEARS ON, WAJR STILL HAS NO CLUE WHERE EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY IS LOCATED IN RELATION TO THE MILEGROUND ROUNDABOUT
This morning, WAJR broadcast incorrect information about the distance between the forthcoming Mileground roundabout and the location of the new Eastwood Elementary. The roundabout will not be “a few hundred yards from Eastwood Elementary.” See the WV Division of Highways (DOH) map section below.
The outside lane of the roundabout – which is the sensible measure, widely used in these matters – will be a few hundred FEET from the FRONT DOORS of the school, that is, less than 500 feet, about 160 yards, which is a far cry from “several hundred yards” that WAJR broadcast. And this outside lane will be a mere 450 feet or less from the pre-k & kindergarten wing of the school building – about 150 yards, at least half as far as WAJR broadcast, and did not subsequently correct, using the wrong unit of measure. This distance from the outer traffic lane of the roundabout to the school is a few hundred feet, not yards, and this information has been known and has been made readily available by government agencies (and this website, etc) for about 3 years now. In fact, even the very center of the roundabout is to be less than 550 feet from the school building, about 180 yards, again a far cry from “several hundred yards” wrongly broadcast.
Eastwood Principal DeAnn Hartshorn recently announced on behalf of Mon Schools that the first day of class for students at Eastwood Elementary is scheduled to be April 3rd – a mere seven weeks before the last day of school this year. This is a very risky and stupid plan in the teeth of the ongoing major highways construction. (Meanwhile, Mon Schools is planning to begin moving in school materials in March.) Read the rest of this entry »
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