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be sending further information on maintenance, which will be discussed at the October 27 Council meeting. Grand OpeningRuth Park Driving Range The of the will occur this Sunday, October 19 at 8211 Groby Rd. Festivities will begin at Noon with entertainment from a trick golf st artist. Free hot dogs, chips and drink will be given free to the 1 100 attendees. A gross golf balls with the U City Logo will be given away to those who provide their e-mail address for future special promotions at the golf course. Staff will be available to explain how the range machine works and about the value of purchasing an e-range key which will give them a discount on buckets of golf balls. dedication ceremony , At 1 pm, the Mayor will start the and say a few words along with representatives from the City of Clayton, the Park Foundation and the Park Commission. The ribbon cutting will include University City Council and Clayton Aldermen and Alderwomen and representatives from the Park Commission and Park Foundation. After the ribbon-cutting, 25 of the ribbon-cutting participants will enter the range and hit a ceremonial gold golf ball. So far, the driving range has been a huge success. A spreadsheet enclosed in your packets shows the expected revenues from the driving range based on 2 weeks of operation and the actual revenues from our first 2 weeks of unofficial use of the range. In summary a typical 2 weeks was proposed to bring in $5,489.09 and our actual revenues were $7,892. On Tuesday, October 14, the University City School District completed its Community school facilities. Engagement sessions relating to the future of Superintendent JoyLynn Wilson made clear that to be fiscally responsible stewards of taxpayers’ money, the district simply cannot afford to keep all seven elementary schools (including Julia Goldstein) open in the face of declining enrollment. She further stressed that in considering the closing of a beloved school building, that parents, alumni and students remember that “school” is what takes place inside the building, not the building itself. The Superintendent, Facilitation Team (made up of 25 residents, including Ms. Eastman on behalf of the City) and Bond Wolfe Architects presented options for consolidating the number of schools based upon the features and conditions of the sites as they related to the Missouri state space standards, ADA and the District CSIP. The Architects ranked each facility only for suitability for renovation or replacement (new). They reviewed seven options with participants but recommended consideration of only three: Option #2 (presented) with a PreK-1, 2-5, 6-8 and 9-12 configuration, they recommended to renovate Jackson Park Elementary for the PreK-1 school, and build two new elementaries at the Barbara Jordan and Pershing sites and renovate Brittany Woods Middle and the High School, with an estimated cost of $59 million; or Option #5 (presented) with a PreK-5, 6-8, 9-12 configuration, they recommended to renovate Jackson Park and Flynn Park elementaries and build two new