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Dear Parents,
I feel bad having this as the lead article again, however, I have had an uptick in calls from concerned neighbors and the Town of Castle Rock demanding that AVA do something about the illegal parking and road behavior around the school.
We are very fortunate to have a great school community at Aspen View Academy. The parents, staff and students are tremendous and have created a wonderful sense of community. This sense of community extends beyond our hallways and beyond our property into the surrounding areas as well.
I am asking you all to think what it would be like to live next to a school or have a school open in your neighborhood; perhaps this is a reality for some of you. Now think how your daily commute or simply running an errand could be impacted with an increase in the number of cars parking in your neighborhood, especially in no parking zones. Add to that the fact that some of these cars are making U-turns in the neighborhood, parking and blocking driveways/sidewalks, potentially causing a safety hazard. Most of us can agree that we would not like that.
We have seen and heard about a number of parents doing these things on Low Meadow Blvd, Treetop Dr., and Moonfire Way and other surrounding streets. Understandably, this is causing concerns with the local residents. We need to minimize AVA parents parking on those streets and the surrounding area.
We have a responsibility to be good neighbors and to do what we can to minimize the impact of AVA parents parking in local neighborhoods. People think they are saving time by parking there, but that really is not the case. With improvements in our carpool procedures, the wait times during afternoon pick up are minimal. There is an initial log jam of cars at during the beginning of carpool, however, that clears up fairly quickly. Most people can arrive on property between 3:40 - 3:50 p.m. and get through the carpool line and pick up their child in a matter of minutes - minimal waiting! Please use the carpool line and do not park on the surrounding streets or in the surrounding neighborhoods. If you must, please obey all traffic signs, especially the no parking signs.
In addition, if you need to pick up your child early from school for an appointment, please do so no later than 3:00 p.m. This will get you in and out before carpool starts and reduce possible congestion.
Thank you so much for helping with this. The bottom line is that we are committed to providing the safest carpool for your children while being good neighbors to a group of people that really do support Aspen View Academy.
Bob Barber
AVA Principal
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