Tuesday, August 17, 1999
Church helps school solve parking problem
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
MIDDLETOWN — Parents who pick up their children from Mayfield Elementary School won't have to get to the school an hour early to find a place to park this school year.
A joint project between the Middletown/Monroe Schools, the city and the Church at Mayfield will make dismissal time easier for parents and safer for the 650 children who attend classes there.
Under the agreement, announced Monday, the church will allow the school to dismiss children from the school's side entrance to the church's parking lot.
The children will be dismissed after the bus riders have boarded and left the school, said Mayfield Principal John Petrocy. Parents won't be allowed to leave the parking lot until all the children have gotten into the cars. About one-third of the students are picked up daily.
“I'm pleased with this,” Mr. Petrocy said. “Before, we had parents who were coming 45 minutes to an hour early just to find a parking space to pick up their children. Children were walking across lanes of traffic to get to their parents, and residents who lived on the street were upset because their driveways were blocked. It's been an ongoing problem.”
Police officers will be assigned to patrol near the school at dismissal time, to make sure parents and others follow the plan. A letter and map informing residents and parents of the changes will be sent out, said Susan Davis, Middletown assistant city manager. A community meeting to explain the changes is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the school.
The Rev. Rick Woodward said he is glad his church is involved. The schools will pay to have the lots sealed and will assist in removing snow and ice in inclement weather. The time that school dismisses will not interfere with church activities, most of which are conducted either on weekends or after 6 p.m., the Rev. Mr. Woodward said.
“We want to be an asset to the community,” he said. “This will make it much safer for the children.”
Mayfield is one of the schools to be closed and rebuilt elsewhere under a seven-year restructuring plan adopted by the school board. That won't happen unless a bond issue board members will resubmit to voters next year passes.
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