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Overheated Brookline school meeting gets shut down by fire department
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I don't know how anyone could possibly complain
about the risk of increasing traffic levels at the Baldwin site. Even if there were 200 more cars per day, that would be a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of traffic that currently passes by there.
Heath St. in Brookline has basically become Route 9B. And that particularly block of Heath St. serves almost exclusively as a right-turn ramp for people coming from Hammond St. who are trying to avoid the traffic light at Route 9.
It really wouldn't be possible to choose a less-offensive place. I can understand if the denizens of the neighborhood are unhappy with the traffic, but honestly, this is going to be the absolute least of their concerns. I would think most of them should actually be happy that they're going to have a walkable elementary school in their neighborhood.
Schadenfreude
Any other Bostonians feel a little twinge of schadenfreude at the Brookliners' meltdown? Just a mild amusement?
Maybe we could loan them one of the Boston schools that needs to be closed?
Victims of their own success. Trying hard as hell to pull the ladder back up after them.
I still say someone should propose a mega-tower with affordable housing, market housing, and a new elementary school all in one.
laughed out loud at this post.
nicely written...especially this comment:
Because Bostonians would
Because Bostonians would never do such a thing? Not the Forest Hills crowd that demanded another meeting (after three) to discuss their complaints about the development of MBTA property. And then, when granted the extra meeting, demanded ANOTHER meeting to vent some more? The precious snowflakes of JP could teach Brookline how to suck eggs.
First world problems
It must be tough
Ah yes
Unless you're hungry, homeless, jobless, you are not allowed to voice your opinion on ANYTHING.
voice your opinion
is different than:
No...
This could have been avoided. Brookline knows the law, voted for the law, but did not formulate a plan to be in compliance with that same law.
Now they are putting up a big stink about the consequences of their inaction and expect the state to make an exception for them
What are you talking about?
This is about residents complaining about the location of a school.
Anti-schadenfreude
People who make snide remarks about first world problems should move to the second, or the third. This is where we live. These are the problems we have. And yes, it is schadenfreude, and it is contemptible.
It's not where I live, khed
I live in Boston. And the problems we have are basically the opposite of this.
Find it contemptible if you want. I'll continue to find it humorous.
Nobody wants to pay the piper.
Noise Noise Noise
Looks like someone shut it down before someone could complain about the noise.
Fire Chief
I imagine the fire chief walked into the room with a leaf blower and threatened to use it if the crowd didn't disperse immediately.
Are leaf blowers even allowed
Are leaf blowers even allowed in Brookline?
I heard
I heard one guy was so mad he threatened to park on the street overnight.
Don't know...
But based on my observations walking around the St. Paul/Coolidge Corner area, they are not used.
nice escape plan
from whichever selectman got tired of being yelled at
"And. . . smoke bomb!" ::runs
"And. . . smoke bomb!" ::runs out of the room::
Embarrasing bad, bad behavior by adults who should know better.
Cripes. If I hear one more argument about traffic (it is congested just about everywhere) and how a school will be a detriment to the neighborhood, I will rip my hair out.
And I just wonder how many of these folks, I wonder, consider themselves, "better" than the Trump supporters they may pan? Hate to break it you, folks, but you might want to take a good long look in your respective mirrors.
The link to the article is
The link to the article is broken :(
Link fixed
And for a change, it wasn't even my fault :-). Wicked Local posted a revised version of the story and changed the URL (not a good idea, guys).