 Parents and guardians of students at Forestview Middle School will soon have an easier time dropping off and picking up students at the busy school in Baxter. The Brainerd Public Schools Board of Education has come up with a plan to redesign the pickup and drop-off system at Forestview, which has long been prone to bottlenecks and congestion. Instead of one single drop-off location at the school, a second will be added on the north side of the building to decrease traffic. When Forestview Middle School was built, there was a drop-off and pickup idea and plan in the front of the building. And what's happened during that period of time is the fact that many more people are dropping off their children and picking them up each day. And so the stacking that we had available isn't enough to accommodate the needs that we have In addition to the added drop-off location, the current pickup and drop-off site at the center of the building will undergo a makeover, adding two access points for a one-way entrance and a one-way exit to the two-lane horseshoe configuration. This will allow for a smoother route for cars to enter and exit the school parking lot. Right now it's kind of a smaller loop and what each of these is going to have now is two lanes going in one way. And so some will park all the way and will have stacking all the way up to where this orange is. And other people that have picked up their children or dropped them off can keep driving and can enter out either going left or going right. The Brainerd School Board will vote on the reconstruction plan at its next board meeting. They hope to start construction on the parking lot this summer so it's ready for the start of the school year next fall.