This is about safety; it has always been about the safety of our elementary students. Please, let us come together as a community, focus on the facts, invest in safety, and renovate the elementary school. The proposed renovation will address a lengthy list of non-compliance for life-safety, ADA compliance, educational space and environment shortcomings and constraints. This proposal brings forward a solution very similar in plan and cost of the project last year that missed passing by 42 votes. This is a practical, thoughtful, financially prudent plan that will meet the safety needs for elementary students for years to come, while providing more flexible and modern learning spaces.
The renovated school will stand as a symbol of community pride, an investment in our future. I am thankful that through difficult conversations about budgets, safe K-12 learning space, mask mandates, student wellness and mental health through CV19, almost every exchange has remained remarkably civil, understanding. While everyone is tired and weary from CV19 impacts on our lives, even the most ardent differences in opinions and experiences have been shared respectfully in Sunapee. That gives many of us hope. While other communities are struggling to even get through board meetings, the leaders, employees, and boards in Sunapee have done their best to deliver. Our citizens have been engaged, responsive, patient, respectful. We have something very special here in Sunapee with our schools and town. Let’s come together as a community and vote yes on Article 3 March 8th.
Jesse Tyler
Sunapee