Um boy that that the odd opportunity that year with that we miss to have a Cubs Red Sox that either would have signaled the apocalypse or perhaps the greatest you know that would have been a World Series you just wanted to keep going forever but it was not to be. So, yes, 2003. Yeah, I I I don't put it in as a curse cuz again, Timmy, I see I see there's a little bit of bias here, but that's Yeah, of course. Listen, what what baseball fan isn't biased? Oh. Oh my gosh. I've never I I moved here from DC and I have I've never seen the the craze for sports as much as here. It's amazing. Yeah. Um, so just a quick comment and then one last question. Chuck says, "Uh, reconstruction was the era that allowed black Americans to vote and participate. The Jim Crow era ended reconstruction." Very true.
So, there has to be more than just building more roads. And look, we're we're we're in we're in a crisis with the climate. There's uh so there's environmental issues. We don't want to put more people in their cars. We want to try to get them into mass transit. We want to get more work from home. We want to find ways to create hubs of activity. Uh, you know, when not everybody, you know, so that I have to get in my car to get to the supermarket, but in these new places like the like Westwood and down in Somerville, people can walk to their supermarket. they can they don't have to get in their cars to do you know to go shopping to enjoy things in their neighborhood. Uh so again they call that smart growth and it's about doing a transportation system that isn't wholly dependent.
The the contract piece is not going to be calculated into that budgetary number or it's going to be taken away. Yeah, I understand. That makes sense. Okay. Wait, actually, I'm sorry. I guess based on that, a follow-up question is then where cuz like wouldn't wouldn't hiring contractors run us over our budget or I guess like like how does that work? Does it dip into carry forward? Do we hire one contract psychologist to fill like two positions? It dips into vacancy savings and and ultimately then that would somehow dip into carry forward. Yes. Okay. That's Yep. Joel, I can't hear you. I'm sorry, Vanessa. What I was saying is that contractors usually are a flat fee to the district and we're not paying benefits. We're not paying into ASRS for them. So there's some of that vacancy savings would include those dollars that are also earmarked.
Sometimes that's as far as a student will go into the library if they're just there for Chromebook help. But not everyone uses the library for technical issues. The library at Campo expands both left and right, each side having places to sit, including tables and chairs, which are filled up every day at lunch. Campo's libraries also offer printing for students, which is used often. For example, when a student needs to print an English paper, they'll go to the library. The library has many purposes, but at its heart, it is a place for books. It's a place for the students who'd rather stay inside during the hot summer months. It's a place for students who are aren't into the recreational activi activities that are put on in the gym during lunch. It's a quiet place for students to study and get caught up or ahead in their classes.
And then, so um, last question. What about the story of the red seats and the bleachers? What's that all about? Okay, that's great question. And if you go to Fenway Park and um you'll see out in the cuz I don't have the I don't have the picture here in this image. There's a red seat. I think it's 52 feet from home plate. The story is that Ted Williams hit a home run and it struck a man wearing a a a boater, a straw hat who was sitting in that seat. And to mark that occasion, they put they painted that seat red. I cuz I've sat out in that part of the ballpark many times and I've always made it a point to stop by and sit in that seat. Um, some people say it's legend. Some people say it didn't happen, but you know, baseball is a is a game that makes you want to believe in legends like that.
Not saying don't get in your cars of course there's lots of reasons to get in your cars and one should be able to do that but not for everything that you do and that's what smart growth is about. Excellent. Um Tim says, "How controversial and difficult was land takingaking?" Um well, it's the old it's the old joke, knock-k knockock. I'm from the government. I'm here to help. Here's a check. Uh a lot of people uh fought. Some people won. Uh some people got their homes moved uh and then found that the place where the home was moved was not that far from the highway. So they probably should have taken the check. Um so you know u it was it was not completely smooth. Uh there are lots of stories about people who tried to fight but you know the the laws around eminent domain for public services they they were able to uh they were able to get the homes.
I Okay, that makes sense. So like every every paycheck basically that someone isn't hired in a job is money that will be saved regard Okay, I understand. Yeah. Okay. Any more questions? Because this is the time that you really understand what's in our options and the amounts because you'll making that you'll be making that decision. Yeah. Okay. Vanessa, thank you so much. We appreciate your input and it definitely will help us as we're finalizing our negotiations. So, enjoy your vacation. Enjoy the rest of the day. Thank you. I appreciate that. And guys, um I should be some I I don't know. It just depends. I'm traveling today, but if you do have questions, plea please feel free to text me and I will try to get back as soon as I can. Okay. Thank you. Um Diane, I hate to do this to you, but I'd like to call a caucus.
So, besides the tables and the book displays, why is the library important? And why is it important to have a qualified librarian? As someone who has close communication with the librarian because she's our club adviser, I've been partial to the work that keeps the library operating behind the scenes. For one, the librarian acts as a book raider without um there they look at new book releases and add to the book collection. Without a book raider, there would be no library and no book collection. Without Without a librarian, who will have the ability to order new books to replace those that are falling a apart from years of usage and damage? This brings me to the point, the librarian repairs books that are falling apart so they can so that they can live a little longer and service more readers and students. Outside of checking out books, a librarian is able to help teachers by being qualified.
So, I I prefer to believe in it. And a little bit of followup for that, but um Doug does say it's seat 502. The wind was blowing out and it was a warm day, so quite possible. is that that couldn't have been the only person ever hit in by a baseball in the stadium. Like why did they make that one a red seat? Because it was hit by Ted Williams and nobody it was that nobody ever hit a ball out that far. Oh, okay. Gotcha. All right. And Katherine wants to uh fight with you a little bit. Did not blame Tim. Blame Grady Little for 2003. Okay. Yeah. Well, listen. Yeah, thank you. You're right. You're right. I don't want to even mention poor Grady's name. That's okay. So, I'm going to just share with you folks um to tell you if uh you'd like to learn more.
So basically you you took the check and then you find somebody else someplace else to live. It sounds pretty draconian and a little totalitarian, but you know what? Uh there that's that's just the way things were. Uh but again where that highway was cited there were home takings to be sure. But again, Callahan tried to put this highway as far away from town centers and into as le little populated areas as he could for that very reason to reduce that amount of friction with local uh towns and entities and to try to make the highway as as seamlessly integrated with the area as possible. So yes, it did happen but uh uh not as often as uh as had feared. Well, that's good. Martin asks, "Do we know the names of the contractors who built the road?" Wow. I'd have to ask um I have to ask Yanni to dig into his files.
Sure. Uh 10 10 minutes probably. 10 minutes. Yeah, if that's okay with everyone. Is that okay with everyone? 10 minutes. Cool. Okay. And then remember when you come in, we'll have someone share out. Um yeah, 9:20. Let's come back at 9:20. I guess they tell us what they wanted. Daniel, are we sharing what the top Daniel? Are you comfortable sharing what the topic is or Okay. If you want to meet with your group. Hey, welcome James. How are you doing? Good. Okay, welcome back from your caucus. Um, we are going to have individuals from each group just share out. Remember, we are not doing negotiations yet. So, I I really do not want to bring up conversations about negotiations because we have a process we're going to go through um for that. But, I think we would all be interested in hearing from a spokesperson about the caucuses you just had.
The librarian services every student. Whether it's for Chromebook help or assisting a student in finding the right book for them. We should not throw librarians to the wayside. We should be more careful in what we decide to cut as it does affect student. Thank you, Miss Stone. Our next speaker is Kristen Stone. Whenever you're ready, Kristen, go ahead. Hello, I'm Kristen. My that was my daughter, Lizzie. I am a mother and all my kids have gone through they are uh through Gilbert public schools and I'm al I got a degree in elementary education so I understand the importance of literacy and the importance of education in our children. I also am the choir booster treasurer at Campo of Varity High School and I so I understand budgets a little bit and I understand a little bit about how much things sometimes cost and more than we expect and so I understand sometimes you guys need to make hard decisions and those hard decisions are hard.
I've got a few more fun things um on my website, davidcrrew.com. Uh, one of the pages is about the musical and uh, it also has links to all of the songs that were in the show and uh, I think if you're a baseball fan, especially if you're a Red Sox fan, you'll have a lot of fun. So, please visit uh, d-avv kr.com davidcrrew.com and uh, enjoy. Thank you. Yeah, his website's awesome. I will send a link to it um in email as well as well as the recording. So, David will be back with us. We just talked about this on September 29th. Might not be your cup of tea, but it's all about who really wrote Shakespeare. So, if you're a baseball fan and a Shakespeare fan, join us at I'll put a link to that um in my recap email as well. I like all the baseballs floating up as the emojis.
I mean, I we see in some of the pictures we see some of the names, but I don't have them off the top of my head. Sorry. Um let's see. Some people are asking about the traffic light, which as you had mentioned is up in Glouster. Actually, a lot of people are asking about that. Yeah. Um it's a fun trivia question, isn't it? A little highway trivia. It is. And now every like 150 people know it. Um, Rocco says, "Is there a plan to widen 128?" Oh god, I hope not. No, we got to fix these interchanges like the one that's right down the street from me. Oh, is there a problem with it? Well, that's the 12893 interchange. Oh, yes. Okay. Which is a classic cloverleaf. And you all know what a cloverleaf interchange looks like. And clover leaves were beautiful and they could be landscaped and they made a lot of sense when people drove uh Model T's and Model A's and they went 30 maybe 40 miles an hour and there weren't that many cars on the road.
So, Kelly, go ahead. Thank you. Um, so we just discussed in light of the new information that was presented and just a lot of numbers flying around and what's really feasible and what's not. We just kind of wanted to be aligned on what where our heads were at and what we were thinking. So, we basically went through a few options that we are considering advocating for so that we can be aligned when it does come time to um vote and make sure that we're all on the same page. Perfect. Okay. Perfect. Um, who Eve, are you representing your group? Okay. Um we discussed um the different cost options as well, but mostly about being conservative with how we move forward just with the uncertainty of the nation and things that are going on outside of Kraton School District. We just think that um not living in fear by any means, but being really strategic and cautious about moving forward and being conservative with the recommendations that we make.
Um, I am a little concerned though that some of the librarians position is going to be cut because of funding and I see that may see some of the consequences might happen where there we have we've seen consequences of other decisions in the past uh during co we can't help co sometimes but consequences of some of the students were behind because they weren't at school. My kids were the anomaly where they actually were not behind because they studied and they had someone like me at home. But not every parent, not every family has people at home that are able to do that. Not every one has somebody at home that has a library to help them make sure that they achieve what they need to achieve. Some some need those librarians to help them move along. So I am that was part of my concern.
I love it. All right. Well, thank you, David, so much. It looks like Heath Keith Slokum is pitching. Who knows baseballs? Sorry. Baseball fan. Obviously you know baseball very very well. Thank you Nina. Thank you Ashlin. Thank you everyone for coming tonight. Go Red Sox. That's right. Whoever's got the emoji finger. Um I'm impressed with you all. Thank you everybody. Thank you everybody. Bye bye.
But when you have the volume of tens of thousands of cars coming up 93 and they're trying to merge on to 128 where there's tens of thousands more cars. Uh well, you know, just turn on BZ right now and start listening to the traffic reports. And where's one of the trouble spots? It's always going to be the 93128 interchange. Yeah, I've always had trouble there, too. Yeah. Um, of course, as everybody does. Uh Paul says, "For some years, there was a crossroad with a traffic light in Peody. Any idea why it was left there on 128 when it was built?" trying to I don't know which crossroad there's I don't know the crossroad there's no traffic light on 128 until you get all the way up to Gloucester but I don't know which interchange was having uh text that to uh Mina if you would please.
Okay, I appreciate it. Thank you. in your folders. Uh now, um if you could look in your folders, there was another handout that someone I don't remember who it was, maybe Katie mentioned that it would be helpful if we had our framing statements. So, what I did, and I do believe I gave you something like this before, but I think I cleaned it up a little. Well, I know I cleaned it up a little bit. So, um, what we have here is, uh, a handout that lists the issues. We had 13 and then I believe we had 15 framing statements. And the reason, um, I'm going over this with you is um, eventually I'm going to have you review that because it's important for you to remember in the IBN process, we developed our issues. as you remember. And then we talked about our interests and then through our stories um that we shared when we were looking at our interests, then we developed the framing statements and the options actually answer the framing statements.
Um, I also know that literacy covers all subjects. It's not just reading. It covers math. If you are going to do a math problem, you need to know how to read. And if so, I I am concerned that once librarians are gone, the the motivation to read, the motivation for literary will go down and then all subjects will will not do well and then we'll see it in our test scores. And I'm wondering is that worth it to try chop that one position because our students may decide you may see those repercussions later on that you don't expect and I hope you can reconsider how and do other problem solving as a way to find to fund that because I know it's hard to fund that but I I hope you can find a way to reconsider that. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Stone. Megan Kog Kio.