In October, over $10-dollars were spent on traffic studies surrounding the site of the new Clinton Elementary School.

The Clinton City Council and the Clinton Board of Education both engaged in separate traffic studies, in what seemed to be a miscommunication between the two sides. The traffic study was requested by City officials, and Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements, Nan Crang explains, in attending the public meetings regarding the site of the new elementary school, she and Mayor Carolyn Peters voiced their opinions at those meetings.

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The city had many concerns over the site of the new school. Commissioner Crang explains one of their concerns was the amount of students that would be at the school. Enrollment is estimated to begin at a little over 500 students, but the maximum enrollment at the school could be upwards of 700.

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Once the city requested the study be done, the district asked about what a study would cost. The city responded, and the district began investigating into their own study and it's cost. Commissioner Crang explains, the Farnsworth Group, the City's engineering firm, was unclear of the details, and because of that and the unclear direction of the district at that time, the city entered into their study.

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Both studies have been reviewed by City officials and school officials. No major recommendations to the construction of the site are needed.

Nan Crang's statement:

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