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VISCOUNT ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 43 (COQUITLAM)

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL | 3250 Flint Street
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
V3B 4J2

2938.12.16

City cf Port Coouitlam,
Puplic Works Committee,

2580 Shaughnessy St.,

Port Coquitiam, B. C. V3C 2A8

Attention: Mr. T. M. Chong, City Engineer

Souad

Dear Mr. Chong:

A dangerous traffic problem exists on Salisbury Street off
Oxford. This short section of Salisbury is used by many children
as their entrance route to Viscount Alexander School.

A campaign by the school and the R.C.M.P. has been underway
for the past year to dissuade drivers to not drive into Salisbury
from Oxford to discharge or pick up children. Many, however, con-
tinue to do so. They can only proceed as far as a chain barrier.
across the entrance to the school. They then have to reverse and
turn around, often driving over lawns and residents’ driveways in the
maneuver. Frequently windows are fogged up with darkness and rain  -
- poth falling. Small children are forced to dodge large vehicles while
‘double guessing the intentions of the drivers. It is no wonder that
“residents and other parents are very angry. .

I would hope that the Public Works Committee would arrive at a
solution for this very dangerous situation. :

Yours truly,

James McNamee,
Principal.