To the editor:

Thinking about the new high school to be built, I think the city should buy the Metacomet Golf Course property and put all of the schools there.

The High School could be located on the corner of Lyon and Fort Street. On another side, a new middle school could be built for the entire city. On another side, an elementary school with three different sections could be built

Kindergarten and First Grade, Second and Third Grade, and Fourth and Fifth Grade. In a few years, add the administration building and a new police station.

All of the schools that are closed should be sold. I think that number would come to about 15 including the administration building and current police station. There might be federal or state money available for first time home buyers if houses were built on those sites. I think this could be done using only the 10th through 18th holes on the golf course. The city could then sell or run the nine-hole golf course that is left.

David Moniz

Riverside