I am printing this letter because it is of interest to some of those that live and work in Middletown, not as one commenter suggested in the comments section of another post, because I am a political opportunist. If supporters of Trinity Hall wish to submit a letter to this blog that they would like posted they are free to do so. So far only one person has done so and I haven't come across any that have been published elsewhere as of yet ( which doesn't mean that there hasn't been, it just means that I haven't seen one or had a letter pointed out to me)
From the APP:
I am a lifelong resident of Middletown and I do not support Trinity Hall and its desire to build in my neighborhood.
First of all, this historic, rural area is not capable of handling the traffic that the supposed 500 students will bring. These streets are narrow, and road widening in the area of the entrance to the school will not help.
The areas surrounding Chapel Hill are not designed for the school, as well. The intersection of Monmouth Avenue, Portland Road, Whippoorwill Valley Road and Kings Highway East is already filled with speeding cars, along with sharp curves. More cars will only add to the frustration.
Take a look at the light at Chapel Hill Road and Route 35. Can you imagine more cars there? It easily gets backed up to the cemetery.
There are plenty of empty buildings that can house this all-girls school that is apparently so needed in Monmouth County. I did not need it.
I proudly went to a co-educational Catholic school. Along with my mother, they taught me to do anything I set my mind to and the fact that I am a woman should never hold me back.
Kira Nelsen
Chapel Hill Neighborhood Group
MIDDLETOWN
5 comments:
Plenty of areas with more students than proposed area so please, if you are going to protest it, be honest and just say you don't want any development in your area. At the rate of growth in the schools, another HS that would take some of the students from the public schools is not such a bad thing.
That's a good point Ms. Nelsen made about the traffic backup at the Rte 35/Chapel Hill Rd light. It's even worse than the Navesink River Rd light. We certainly don't need any additional cars added to these already frustrating intersections.
anonymous and we all know who you are your ego compels you!march 22 012/responsible realistic developement! with the fading landscape this is just plain wrong. i have lived in middletown foe 44 years grew up across the high way east roosevelt circle.
live at 256 chapel hill now. last couple wks have seen average of 4 dear on the side of the road and have narrowly missed some. if this planning board wants this decision for a legacy it's appalling ! given the indefatigable money behind trinity, there decisions should closely scrutinized one at a time transparency is needed!!!
There is a huge piece of property between Oak Hill Academy and CBA that everyone got so pissed was going to be developed. Why can't the town lobby the school to use that property for the new school rather than build a new building on farmland. Hey maybe we could get Andrew Lucas to buy it and make it farmland assessed and then no one could ever build on it! WOOHOO
How can you justify your comment? "another HS that would take some of the students from the public schools"?
We have legit Catholic schools (which Trin is not) suffering because of the cost of the tuition.
Most parents who go from parochial to public do so because they can't afford the tuition the private/parochials charge--I don't recall the public schools being in a position to 'gift' the private schools with head count. What a foolish thing for you to say.
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