After nearly a decade of appealing to Summit County officials to make improvements to their neighborhood, Dillon Valley residents are starting to see signs of change.
At a work session meeting on Dec. 8, the Board of County Commissioners gave the go ahead for county officials to assess the cost and engineering feasibility of a variety of proposed improvements for the neighborhood.
Since around 2011 Dillon Valley residents have been asking for the county to improve walkability, reduce speeds and create community gathering spaces in the neighborhood. While some improvements have been made, such as a designated bike lane throughout the main roads of the neighborhood, residents are still worried about cars speeding through an area that is densely populated with families.
Gabriel Loomis, a first-grader at Dillon Valley Elementary, participates in online learning at his home. Shae Loomis, Gabriel s mother, said she s noticed a difference in how the district approached online learning this time compared to their experience when schools closed in March.
Photo from Shae Loomis
When the Summit School District started the year in a hybrid learning model, district officials made it clear that having school during a pandemic would require flexibility.
On Nov. 20, that flexibility was put to the test, when the district announced all schools would be participating in online learning from Nov. 30 through Dec. 18. Students won’t return to hybrid learning in the schools until after their holiday break ends on Jan. 4.