Commissioners' Candid School Bus Comments Caught on Camera
Dunedin TV filming stopped, but live microphones picked up on a brief dialogue between city leaders frustrated over a Pinellas County School Board decision to stop busing elementary students across State Road 580.
A Pinellas County School Board plan to stop busing elementary students got commissioners riled during Thursday's city meeting. Officials spent an hour picking apart a School Board plan that will leave about 50 San Jose Elementary students having to cross busy State Road 580, where Skinner Boulevard, Main Street and Bass Boulevard all converge. After an hour-long hearing, during which commissioners called it "crazy" and "bureaucratic silliness," they immediately took a five-minute break. Dunedin TV filming stopped, but live microphones picked up on a brief dialogue between city leaders Mayor Dave Eggers and Commissioners Ron Barnette, Julie Scales and Heather Gracy. The following can be heard on Dunedin TV: Barnette: ... I bet the only …
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Katie Dolac
10:54 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Commissioners were extremely concerned for the safety of the children. Here's the story about what happened during the meeting: http://dunedin.patch.com/articles/city-to-fight-for-elementary-students-crossing-state-road-580 These comments were picked up on a live mic after they all decided to fight against the Pinellas County School Board decision. more ›