The school district has officially abandoned the plans to sell our green spaces. This result confirms that local communities have the power to protect the land our children rely on for play and growth. We will continue to monitor these properties to ensure the protection of these grounds remains a …
December 23, 2012
Final supporters
The School
District plans to sell 15% of the land at Porter
Street Elementary and 12% of Parkland Elementary. They have been planning
this for the past 3 years and are giving residents less than 6 weeks notice
before a final decision is made.
We have been given very little information and very little time to react.
We do not feel that selling up green fields is an appropriate approach to raising funds for schools.
Green space is sacred in our ever growing concrete jungle society and we need to protect that space for the children of today and tomorrow.
We are not just against selling the land at Porter Street, we are fighting for ALL school properties. This pilot is to test the provincial rules on the sale of "surplus land" which means it could have a huge knock on effect.
There will be an info session at Parkland Elementary on September 26 from 6-8pm and at Porter Street Elementary on September 27 from 6-8 pm.
Please help us get our message out by signing our petition and coming out to the info session to show your support! We have also set up a blog so feel free to post your comments!
"Please do not be anonymous in your opposition to selling off school property. An anonymous complaint carries little or no weight." -David Ward
**** We are not collecting money for this cause, only public support. If you are asked to pay please note this is not required and the money goes toward ipetition, not our cause.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 1, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
September 18, 2012
7 Comments
6 weeks notice? Are they serious? This is shady as hell.
The district needs to find a better way to fund things instead of just liquidating assets that belong to the community.
not ok with this. we need more parks not more condos.
SO sick of developers pushing into our neighborhood. Leave the schools alone!!!!
Keep the fields open. My kids use them every summer for soccer. DONT SELL.
Public land should stay with public and turn into a park, at most!
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The school district has officially abandoned the plans to sell our green spaces. This result confirms that local communities have the power to protect the land our children rely on for play and growth. We will continue to monitor these properties to ensure the protection of these grounds remains a …
December 23, 2012
Final supporters
The School
District plans to sell 15% of the land at Porter
Street Elementary and 12% of Parkland Elementary. They have been planning
this for the past 3 years and are giving residents less than 6 weeks notice
before a final decision is made.
We have been given very little information and very little time to react.
We do not feel that selling up green fields is an appropriate approach to raising funds for schools.
Green space is sacred in our ever growing concrete jungle society and we need to protect that space for the children of today and tomorrow.
We are not just against selling the land at Porter Street, we are fighting for ALL school properties. This pilot is to test the provincial rules on the sale of "surplus land" which means it could have a huge knock on effect.
There will be an info session at Parkland Elementary on September 26 from 6-8pm and at Porter Street Elementary on September 27 from 6-8 pm.
Please help us get our message out by signing our petition and coming out to the info session to show your support! We have also set up a blog so feel free to post your comments!
"Please do not be anonymous in your opposition to selling off school property. An anonymous complaint carries little or no weight." -David Ward
**** We are not collecting money for this cause, only public support. If you are asked to pay please note this is not required and the money goes toward ipetition, not our cause.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 1, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
September 18, 2012
7 Comments
This is total garbage. Once that land is gone its gone forever. Quit selling off our kids space just to balance the books.
6 weeks notice? Are they serious? This is shady as hell.
The district needs to find a better way to fund things instead of just liquidating assets that belong to the community.
not ok with this. we need more parks not more condos.
SO sick of developers pushing into our neighborhood. Leave the schools alone!!!!
Keep the fields open. My kids use them every summer for soccer. DONT SELL.
Public land should stay with public and turn into a park, at most!
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This is total garbage. Once that land is gone its gone forever. Quit selling off our kids space just to balance the books.