Res 33-74 RESOLUTION NO. 33-74.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE PALM
BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION
FOR 43 STUDENTS LIVING IN SAC 288 TO SPADY ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County School Board has redistricted
SAC 288 so that 43 Students have been transferred to Spady Elementary
School; and
WHEREAS, the 43 students are of tender and trusting age (kinder-
garten through fifth grad e); and
WHEREAS, the routes to be utilized by these 43 students are
extremely hazardous due to heavy morning traffic, including construction
work in progress on 1-95; and
WHEREAS, if bus transportation is not provided, many of the 43
students will be entered into private school and the'purpose of the transfer
will not be achieved; and
WHEREAS, the 43 students live within a mile of Spady Elementary
School and exceptions are made for bus transportation for some students
living within the one-mile limit; and
WHEREAS, N. E. 2nd Avenue, Swinton Avenue, N. E. 4th Street and
Lake Ida Road, and particularly the intersection of Swinton and N. 4th Street,
are heavily trafficked roads during the period of 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 9:00
o'clock A.M. daily, which the 43 transferred students must cross or walk
along side of,
WHEREAS, no sidewalks exist west of Swinton Avenue and the 43
students would have to walk in the heavily trafficked streets; and
WHEREAS, SAC 288 is bounded by Lake Ida Road on the south which
has a stone fence erected on private property for a distance of approximately
2,000 feet, necessitating a circuitous, dangerous route for students living
to the north thereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, thai:
1. The City Council of the City of Delray Beach strongly urges that
the School Board of Palm Beach County provides transportation for the 43
students of SAC 288 who have been transferred to Spady Elementary School.
2. Copies of this resolution be furnished to the members of lhe
School Board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 13th
day of May, 1974.
ATTEST:
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Res. No. 33-74.