The neighbors adjacent to the Nathan Hale school and track area have just found out about the school district's plan to redevelop the track on 110th and 35th NE with NO notice by mail or signs. A large board was recently placed on 30th NE with the notice to move 11,000 square feet of dirt in an environmentally fragile area, and construct a 1,500-seat stadium with ticket booths, concession, bathrooms and out buildings with NO off street parking plans for the expansion.

I spoke with a planner with the City's Department of Construction and Land Use, who claims notices were placed on the fences surrounding the area and notices sent to neighbors. We walk that area on a regular basis, and have not seen any notices, big or small, and none of our neighbors have received any written information on it.

There are 220 off-street parking spaces provided in the surrounding area, which include the Meadowbrook Pool and community Center, which is already inadequate for those uses. The parking area for the school, and under the school parking for faculty are included in the 220 spaces.

We live off 110th and 30th NE, and already are deeply impacted with parking up our block from the Nathan Hale Students during the day, and also in the evening from the Nightschool programs.

Whenever there is an athletic event now, even in a scaled down measure, we get cars parking on our street and around the perimeter of the school. I spoke with a member of the Meadowbrook Community Council recently and he said the school district already addressed this issue and it was a done deal.

Who did they address this to? Not the neighbors most affected by this expansion. I smell a rat somewhere. We would like to address this, but were not given any notice or opportunity to do so. The extra traffic and noise is going to drive us out of our homes.

I would appreciate it if the Jet City Maven could address this issue for other community people to be aware of this problem in our area. We feel totally helpless in our own neighborhoods today and feel the quality of our lives are being eroded without any consideration to us the tax payers and supporters of the pubic schools.

- BETTY JENNINGS, Meadowbrook