I have a proposition to all the wards, except ward 2. I understand that each ward has their own political views but this proposition affects the wards. My idea is to place elementary schools in each ward or most wards if there are not enough people. Yes, I understand that is going to cost a lot of money but I think this could bring the community together as a whole. My hometown did the same thing. We had 4 elementary schools and everyone was assigned to an elementary school depending on where you live. They were never distinguished and marked areas but the areas normally consisted of just the neighborhoods surrounding or around the schools. This made tiny communities within the community of the entire town and let us kids make friends with kids geographically close to us. All four elementary schools combined together when we all went to middle school and got to know everyone from the other schools too. Having those tiny communities helped a lot of people find their life-long friends as many people from my town are still close to those they went to elementary school with. Also, meeting more people in middle school lets us first discover who we are in elementary school and then looking for people who will benefit us as we are growing up and moving onto bigger and better things. I’m not sure if my idea will completely work because it all depends on how many children are located in Ralston but I recommend this system since it worked for my hometown and personally I found it beneficial to my social life.
Ralston, Vermont's "Green Island" City 