For 2nd straight year Save Cedar Schools tops the news: SAVE CEDAR SCHOOLS coalition propels 3 onto school board While Stephanie Higginson and the Save Cedar Schools Coalition made headlines in 2013 by voicing opposition to the high school closure, they made more of a splash in 2014. The coalition opposed closure of Cedar Community Secondary School, part of the school district’s 10-year facilities plan, and three of its members – spokesman Steve Rae, Stephanie Higginson and Scott Kimler – threw their names in for November’s municipal election. Higginson listed a thorough review of the facilities plan as one of her priorities during the campaign. Among the issues, she said the project to convert Cedar secondary into an elementary school was costing “... more than double the estimate and the school will house half as many students as forecast. That is twice as much money for half as many students,” she said. When ballots were tallied on election night, the three were among the top vote getters, with Higginson garnering the most (9,545 votes), Kimler in second with 8,490 and Rae fourth with 7,270. Only two trustees from the previous board were re-elected: Jamie Brennan and Bill Robinson. At the inaugural meeting of the new board, Higginson was elected as both board vice-chairwoman and education committee chairwoman. Rae was chosen chairman of the board and Kimler, chairman of the business committee. The newly elected school board recently approved a motion temporarily halting construction and contract tendering related to the school for 30 days, during which time it will take stock of where the project is at. No decision has been made about the fate of the school, said Rae. Based on their impact on the election, Higginson and the Save Cedar Schools Coalition are among the News Bulletin’s top newsmakers of 2014. – Karl Yu
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:38:15 +0000
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