HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 08/18/1955Notification was rocolved 7`ues-
day •by School ~ugt4. H, P, Jewott
that the proposed new hlghway
•by_passtng Central Point would
iprabably go through Oho s14o (u+d
tlto now olementaty aeitnal 4o bo
consttvetod nt tho oast end o8
Manzanita stroet,
F'. D. ,Morgan, asalatam origlno-
er for the state hlghway depart-
tnont, stated thnt five surveys
had Bonn mado Juat oast ad Cont-
rnl ~Polnt and titnt the ana which
ltnd •haan eolc~etod •for rccommond-
atlon to tho State .Highnvay Com•
tnlsaion would erose lho oast pot'-
tlon of the now school alto.
~" The proposed freawny would
tnko about tour acres of the now
site nn<1 tho right of way would
bn wititln 150 Peot of the loca-
tion selected for the new bupd-
Ing. Thte routs is the same wre
proposed fa' Geneses and tbt-
tnge sheets bt Medford:
ISupm•lntandent JenvaLt stated
that tha ptnposod route would ~bc
n ¢evere ~t.t,H, to tho oftlelont use
a[ the site which the school hod
yalccted anti abtalnad aPtcr n
caro[ul study a8 tho ^eods of tho
district. -
lie pointod oul t at bldg nro to
bo opened on Wc~riosdny, Auq•
ust 31, for constrntetlon of the
new buildht'g. Aataila at aonatruc-
tion nro bnsod~ an tho contour oY
tha •prasent site and a relocntlon
nP the building would require
alterations in the pions and spec-
ifications which would decay bid-
ding and consd•uction.
hie called ntten tion to the Pnct
4hat any one of the three surveys
just cost oP the site go through
open country and could •be used
without diaim•bing the school
Morgan claims that estimated
costs Pot• using the sm•vey fast
-east ~nf t'he ono recommended
would be $13D,000 higher. `
Superintendent .~ewett believes
that vigorous •protest to the state
highway engineer and to the state
highway commission should .be
made by interested groups as well
as by school o4Picials.
No date has been announced
tm• Starting ~ construction on the
new super Itighwny.
C.P. American 9955
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