Submitted by REUBEN STARKMAN, Dec 14, 2006 21:30

I OF THE GLARING EXAMPLES OF TRAFFIC OVERLOAD THAT CAN ONLY GET WORSE . THE BROOKLYN BELT PARKWAY. WE NEED A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE NEED AN OVERHEAD 6 LANE HIWAY STARTING FROM THE SUNRISE HIWAY TO THE BATTERY TUNNEL.WITH AN INTEGRATED SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED FOR A 3RD LEVEL HI SPEEDTRAIN. THE ONLY WAY FOR THE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL ENABLE US TO CATCH UP TO INDIA AND CHINA IS FOR A DRASTIC CHANGE IN LENGTH OF SCHOOL TERM. OUR TEACHERS ARE PAID FOR A 12 MONTH WORK PERIOD .IN ACTUALITY THEY THEY WORK FOR LESS THAN 8 MONTHS.MOST OF THEM HAVE SUMMER 2ND JOBS. IN THE UK. INDIA AND CHINA AUSTRALIA N.Z. THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES RUSSIA ETC CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL ALLMOST 11 MONTHS.CONSEQUENTLY WHEN THEIR CHILDREN GRADUATE THEY ARE 2 YEARS AHEAD OF US. ITS TIME FOR A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD ,AND ITS GOING TO TAKE SOME ONE LIKE MAYOR BLOOMBERG TO GR\ET THIS MESSAGE ACROSS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I THINK THE MAYOR SHOULD GET SOME TIME FROM PUBLIC SERVICE TV AT A SPECIFIC WEEKLY TIME TO SPEAK TO NEW YORKERS.BE UP FRONT MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WE FACE.TELL THEM OF THE LITTLE SUPPORT WE GET FROM THE STATE LEGISLATORS AND THE CITY COUNCIL. TELL THEM THAT THE FIRE AND POLICE DPT RETIREES ARE ALLOWED TO PUT IN UNLIMITED OVERTIME TO BUILD UP THEIR PENSIONS. IF WE ARE TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE LONG OVERDUE CHANGES.

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