Referendum, or stick with Brach-Brodie

I have never been active in politics (national or local) other than voting. I am active now for the first time ever.

For the record, I was against both District 204 referendums in 2005/06. The first one because of the "carte blanche" check we would be writing without knowing locations/boundaries etc.

I was against the second referendum a few months later after the school board sent out flyers and posted on their site the location and the boundaries of the third high school, as I was still not convinced of the need for a permanent third high school after the peak enrollment spike had subsided. However, many of my fellow District 204 registered voters felt otherwise and made their feelings known via their own votes. My view on the third high school ended up in the minority, and the referendum passed.

Now that the location has changed to a site that was ruled out by the administration/school board and the boundaries have changed, I think the best solution is for the school board to put the Eola site and boundaries up for a vote via a referendum OR follow up on their original commitment with the third high school on the Brach Brodie site with the original boundaries that they communicated to the District 204 voters.

Either way, the will of the voters is honored and that should be the primary concern of our school board after the safety and education of our District 204 students is accounted for.

Greg Forrest

Naperville