At this month's (March) General membership meeting, we are going to vote on the option to open up a pathway that is currently closed which links Castleberry Loop with Meyers Rd. The meeting will be held, at 7pm, March 15 at Gaffney Lane Elem. school.
At the beginning of the school year this year, Gaffney Lane Elem. School and the School District stopped busing kids from Pioneer Ridge Apt. (near Meyers Rd and Hwy 213). According to Oregon State law, a school does not have to provide bus service if kids live within a mile radius of the school they are attending.
Parents from Pioneer Ridge Apt. are upset with the School District's decision. One concern is the traffic on Meyers Rd. and the other is the distance the children have to walk to school.
As a suggestion, Gaffney Lane Elem. school asked Oregon City if they would open up the pathway that connects Meyers Road and Castleberry Loop. The pathway was closed several years ago, after a request from several neighbors living on Castleberry Loop complained about the pathway being used for illegal actions (i.e. drugs, shortcut for burglery getaways, and the steepness of the pathway causing skateboards to roll right into Meyers Road).
At our March General meeting we will give everyone an opportunity to stress their concerns regarding opening the pathway. We will then take a vote. From the majority decisions, Gaffney lane N.A. will pass on the reccommendations to Oregon City for their action. Oregon City and the City Commisioners will make the final decision. Please plan to attend!! You can also read about it in our newsletter and you can e-mail me with your comments.
By Derrick Beneville
At the beginning of the school year this year, Gaffney Lane Elem. School and the School District stopped busing kids from Pioneer Ridge Apt. (near Meyers Rd and Hwy 213). According to Oregon State law, a school does not have to provide bus service if kids live within a mile radius of the school they are attending.
Parents from Pioneer Ridge Apt. are upset with the School District's decision. One concern is the traffic on Meyers Rd. and the other is the distance the children have to walk to school.
As a suggestion, Gaffney Lane Elem. school asked Oregon City if they would open up the pathway that connects Meyers Road and Castleberry Loop. The pathway was closed several years ago, after a request from several neighbors living on Castleberry Loop complained about the pathway being used for illegal actions (i.e. drugs, shortcut for burglery getaways, and the steepness of the pathway causing skateboards to roll right into Meyers Road).
At our March General meeting we will give everyone an opportunity to stress their concerns regarding opening the pathway. We will then take a vote. From the majority decisions, Gaffney lane N.A. will pass on the reccommendations to Oregon City for their action. Oregon City and the City Commisioners will make the final decision. Please plan to attend!! You can also read about it in our newsletter and you can e-mail me with your comments.
By Derrick Beneville