Who we are and why we're here

We are the grandparents, parents, and community members that are working to ensure a safe school is built in Kenna, West Virginia. This effort was started about five years ago when the Jackson County Board of Education purchased property in an industrial park with plans to build a new Kenna Elementary School. Well, five years later, here we are and the State SBA (School Building Authority) has approved the Kenna Ridge "Business" Park as the approved site for a new Kenna Elementary. We believe the current Rt. 21 site is a LOT safer and hope to educate parents, the Jackson County School Board, and our elected officials on why we think so. We hope you will take a look around, read some of the research that member Maxine Landfried has done, and make up your own mind. IS KENNA RIDGE SOMEWHERE YOU WOULD WANT YOUR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL??

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Is an emergency exit road really needed??? Umm Yeah!

If you read the previous post and are saying "they are just exaggerating," then keep reading.  We don't think we are exaggerating.  In fact, we've seen the road blocked for about 7 hours because a semi spilled it's load.

On January 3, 2007, a load of wood trusses slid off a truck about 10:30 a.m. and blocked the road.
A huge crane had to be brought in to re-load the trusses.

No vehicles could get in or out of the Park.

The road was finally cleared about 5:00 that evening.

So, maybe not an explosion or a fire or a chemical incident, but certainly a long day for some little kids stuck at their school.  Don't our kids deserve better?  Even if a semi spilled it's load at the current school, there are 2 exits onto Route 21 and the kids could get out.

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