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0 C S DIST 3SD <br /> Orange Iountg *hoots <br /> ZOO EAST KING STREET <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (919) 732-8126 <br /> TO: DR. IRA TROLLINGER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR INSTRUCTION <br /> FROM: MABLE L. GORDON, DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION <br /> DATE: MARCH 1, 1988 <br /> SUBJECT: PANTHER COURT PROJECT HOUSE DEVELOPMENT: STATUS OF MILLER ROAD, # 1555 <br /> Effective with the 1986-87 school year, we began construction of project houses <br /> on the Panther Court sites on Miller Road. Because we are now spending two <br /> years building each house, students will be working at this location through <br /> the 1993-94 school year. <br /> Safety of our students is always a prime consideration, and those of us involved <br /> with project house activities are very concerned about the health of our students <br /> because of dust generated by traffic on Miller Road. The following information <br /> is pertinent to this situation: <br /> 1. Approximately 130 students will participate in the building of <br /> each house, many of them on almost a daily basis during the <br /> 9-month instructional school year. These students cane from <br /> carpentry, electricity, drafting, masonry, home economics, <br /> agriculture, and introduction to trade and industrial education <br /> classes. Eight teachers will be supervising these various classes. <br /> 2. Whenever a vehicle passes the Panther Court site, dust "rolls" in <br /> clouds, coating everything in its path. Breathing this air consti- <br /> tutes a respiratory health hazard. In addition, equipment used <br /> at the site will deteriorate more rapidly, necessitating its <br /> replacement at taxpayer's expense. <br /> 3. Traffic on Miller Road has increased greatly as a result of con- <br /> struction, and indications are that this trend will continue as <br /> additional development continues in this area. <br /> 4. Only 1.4 miles of Miller Road remain unpaved. The unpaved portion <br /> begins at a point which is just north of the Orange High School <br /> Road and Miller Road intersection, and continues-to -State Road No. 1554. <br /> 5. Miller Road is used as a school bus route as well as for rural mail <br /> delivery. Six bus trips are made daily on this road. <br /> 6. The proximity of the Panther Court property to Orange High School <br /> was a very important factor when we purchased the site. We cannot <br />