Col. Mark
Weatherington |
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RESPONSE
Thanks for your question and for your initiative to inform the bus service--the safety of our children is an important issue for all of us. Funding different projects around the base is often more complicated than it appears--even something as simple as a bus shelter. Because this housing area is military family housing, we can only use Military Construction (or MILCON) funds to pay for improvements (using other funds is against the law). The wing requested these funds but was turned down due to the upcoming privatization of base housing and limited MILCON dollars. We will work with the privatized housing contractor to identify potential improvements (such as shelters) over the next year or so, but we will be unable to provide shelters this winter.
I also want to point out that children should be properly supervised while waiting for the bus, and I encourage parents to cooperate to eliminate any bullying or bad behavior. |