The Times

Photo by ANA MARIA ALVAREZ John Walker, Becky Smith (l), and Susan Burt paint signs of protest to planned street widening. The placards will be posted in the yards of homes bordering Miami Heights Elementary on SW 117th Avenue.

Parents opposed to street plans

From Page 1 Eugene Simm, which would eliminate the historically treacherous S-curve near the school. Simm's proposal would do away with the school's parking lot so that SW 117th Avenue could be straightened and made into a two-lane road with off-street parking on both sides. Mildred Cobb, principal of Miami Heights Elementary School, Barbara Check, PTA president, and Susan Burt, spokesperson for the homeowners association, all feel that Simm's plan would only create more traffic problems in the already accident-plagued school area. "The cul-de-sac would be the ideal plan, but if they take our entire parking lot away I don't know what will happen out here," said Mrs. Cobb. "They are ready to start construction and all I can think about is the children trying to get to school with the heavy traffic and construction going on at the same time," she said. Three elementary school children were injured by fast-moving automobiles during the past school year, and Mrs. Cobb is concerned that more accidents will occur if Simm's plan is implemented.. "I don't see how Mr. Simm's plan will help the situation out here," said Mrs. Check. "I don't see how taking the parking lot away will alleviate the problem. . " "I have only received one reply, from Commissioner Sidney Levin, who said he would not change his vote because the proposal was in the best interest of the people," she said. The other commissioners who voted in favor of Simm's proposal were Beverly Phillips, Harry Cain, Harvey Ruvin and Sandy Rubenstein. According to Mrs. Burt, who lives on SW 117th Avenue, Commissioner Rubenstein has agreed to meet with the residents after the Labor Day weekend and go over the plan. "We only need one commissioner to ask for a re-examination of the plan so that a special meeting can be called," said Mrs. Burt. "We are very happy that they have issued a work stop on the project, but we would like to have the commissioners reconsider now before school starts Aug. 30," said. "There is no sense in waiting until after Sept. 7, and after the elections."

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