South West County HS?

[Anonymous]

If they stress you out that much perhaps a therapist can help you. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Copy & paste from Jan 2022 CIP hearing thread:

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Pekarsky - I've brought up western HS before. Difficult to go to community and explain why overcrowding is allowed to continue year after year. Almost every one in Sully is overcrowded except Westfield and if you were visiting Westfield you might think it was overcrowded as well. What do I say to constituents with this timeline? Doesn't seem like a solution that the community can accept? Can we make a priority soon? How far can we go before the process can be stopped?

Platenberg - Design of western HS will take every minute of two years. If we accelerate western HS, beyond what's in current CIP, it delays other capital projects. Bidding process takes several months. Construction of a new high school can take 3 to 3 1/2 years. But we don't have a site yet. We have land, but it's being used by community. We may need to cast a wider net for looking at potential locations. Site acquisition process takes time. Total time is at least six years from site acquisition to completion.
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This confirms what some people have been saying. Hutchison site is NOT a done deal. Actually it’s most likely out of the consideration if the “land being used by community” means the Hutchison site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Copy & paste from Jan 2022 CIP hearing thread:

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Pekarsky - I've brought up the Western HS before. It's difficult to go to the community and explain why the overcrowding is allowed to continue year after year. Almost every school in Sully is overcrowded except Westfield and if you were visiting Westfield you might think it was overcrowded as well. What do I say to my constituents with the timeline in the CIP [which indicates planning for the new high school would not begin until 2026]? This doesn't seem like a solution that the community can accept? Can we make a priority sooner? And how far could we go [in terms of proceeding with the new high school] before the process could be stopped [if we concluded it should not be pursued]?

Platenberg - The design of the Western HS will take every minute of two years. If we were to accelerate the plans for the Western HS, beyond what's in the current CIP, it would delay other capital projects. After the design process was completed, the bidding process with contractors would take several months. The construction phase of a new high school can take 3 to 3 1/2 years. But we don't have a site yet. We have land, but it's being used by the community. We may need to cast a wider net when looking at potential locations. The site acquisition process also takes time. The total time needed is at least six years from site acquisition to completion, and that is not a conservative estimate.
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This confirms what some people have been saying. Hutchison site is NOT a done deal. Actually it’s most likely out of the consideration if the “land being used by community” means the Hutchison site.

Honored for the repost. Edited it slightly to clarify the context.