Lyle Welsh is especially concerned that students' voices be heard. Therefore, we should all have a say. HOPE members declined to comment until a news conference Friday. Through the closure of the library we, as a community, will remember the victims of April 20th 1999, and we will also protect the Columbine students and staff from the painful memories associated with this tragedy. Currently the library is empty and sealed behind temporary walls.
Students study in portable classrooms.
HOPE's plan calls for building a new library and replacing the current one with a two-story glass atrium. The plan is not on Thursday's school board meeting agenda, but district spokeswoman Marilyn Saltzman expects it to be added. There will be public comment.