Community Meeting

Because of continuing concerns regarding Six Mile Road and safe passage to school, there was a Community Meeting held at Fred Assam Elementary Monday night. About 30 parents from Mystic Meadows & Pine Lake Hills were in attendance along with Brandon Valley School Board members and Superintendent, members of the Sioux Falls Police Department, Minnehaha County Sheriff's Department, Brandon Police Department, County Highway Superintendent, and a representative from the County Commissioners' office.

Three main concerns were highlighted from the parents ~ uniformity (between other elementary schools and their school zones); volume/speed (highway vs residential road and proper signage); safe route to school (sidewalks & crosswalk).

Captain Jim Hoekman from the Sheriff's Department will be heading a task force to address these issues and what can be done 1) in the short term, 2) in the long term. The first meeting of the task force will be Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3:30 at Fred Assam Elementary School.

I will post any updates as they happen ~ "thanks" to the many parents who have brought this concern forward and to the numerous drivers traveling Six Mile Road who are observing the speed limits, crosswalk area, and school zone!