"We're just asking them to build a school for the people in Southeast Raleigh so they don't have to be bussed all over the county," Williams explained.
He says Garner schools already exceed the quota for low-income students and the town won't approve a new elementary school unless the school board agrees to limit the numbers.
Wake County School Board Chairwoman Rosa Gill says she's open to talk. "I think they're confirming certain things that we're discovering as we reevaluate what we're doing," Gill adds, "In a very friendly manner we want to remind them that the growth is in Southeast Raleigh so take some of this money that's projected toward garner, put in Southeast Raleigh, build a school in Southeast Raleigh."
The Town Council will revisit plans for the new school in the next month, but Mayor Williams wants a good-faith effort from Wake County to reconsider the school or fill it up with more Garner residents.
"Bottom line is, we're going to re-evaluate the situation and if we think a school is not needed there, then we will look at other options," Williams said.
