by Logan Gruber
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Some changes may be made to drop-off and pick-up traffic flow at Kennedy Community School in the near future.
Mayor Rick Schultz met with St. Cloud School District Superintendent Willie Jett on Nov. 17 to discuss the issue. For some time now, congestion at Kennedy during drop-off and pick-up times has been “pretty bad,” according to Schultz.
Additional construction at the school, including about 10 classrooms, staff and student restrooms, renovation of the cafeteria and a smaller parking lot behind the school were completed in the spring of 2015. The city granted only a temporary certificate of occupancy for the 10 classrooms though, which could be revoked if the city feels the school district is not doing enough to alleviate the traffic issue.
“We don’t want to do that, though,” Schultz added.
Schultz indicated Jett was interested in working with the city to fix the congestion problems.
Kennedy Community School opened in the fall of 2008.
A sign sits at the entry of the Kennedy Community School building road.
