In a charming article in the Press, Horace Mann students are doing the work of surveying Highland Park residents to determine what they think about the five plans for presented by the Ford Plant Task Force.
The Press' Doug Belden reports a sixth grader had the following to say:
"I think they like the idea of the open space and the water features," he said. "What surprised me is a lot of people are really interested in this. They're really concerned about it."
The article goes on to report: Lenore Gollop, who grew up in Macalester-Groveland and lived in the area until about 10 years ago, stopped to talk with the students in front of Patina. She said she prefers Scenario 4, which includes a mix of homes, apartments, office space, retail and green space.
"It has a little of everything," she said. She said she would also like to see part of the site devoted to a Highland Park history museum.
Gollop, who sent her kids through Horace Mann, said she was impressed with the students' efforts. "These kids are doing a great job. It's nice to see they're taking an interest in their neighborhood."
Merritt Clapp-Smith, a city planner and the project manager for Ford site reuse planning, said the students' information will be shared with the various groups involved in the planning process and also might be used in other ways, depending on what the Ford Site Planning Task Force decides.
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