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Article: West Side schools are worth $18 million: The community is united behind consolidation
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- November 30, 2005
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THE West Side school consolidation issue continues to make
headline news. Residents from the community are united in our request
for two schools for the area, preferably one on the flat and one on
the hill.
The plan submitted by the Kanawha County school board requesting
$18 million for the construction of two new schools on the West Side
deserves applause despite skepticism expressed by the board.
Without rehashing the controversy that has so far plagued the
matter, residents of the West Side finally stood up and demanded
attention and respect like any other community in the valley.
For one thing, we are sick and tired of the negative stigma
associated with the community.
The West Side is ...