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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With regard to stadiums and pools generally, both Barbara and Reid acknowledged that longer term we would need to think about things differently.  Any comprehensive HS would need practice fields, but perhaps as a county the larger resources like pools or stadiums are shared resources among the school.  That being said, the Kenmore site is big enough for all of those things.

[b]The Glen Carlyn resident there last night was very loud and vocal about how against Kenmore they are.  [/b]How it would have over 3,000 kids grades K-12 on the same campus, traffic is bad, etc.  Reid did point out that any decision anywhere wasn't just a one-and-done thing.  It would absolutely also require roadwork, changing the ES start time to stagger the three schools, and a host of other things.

Some parents last night also still were concerned about the likelihood of making Key only a choice school and what would happen to ASFS absorbing all those kids.  It seemed to surprise some people that it would involve redistricting among ASFS, Taylor, and probably Jamestown and Discovery in 2019 to re-balance.

At the HS level, there aren't any great options because we're out of land.  To me it seems like a waste to build 1,300 seats at the Ed Center when they already are pretty certain that by 2025 they'll need another 2,200 seats on top of that.  Go with Kenmore now, put your resources in the place where you can grow otherwise you'll still be playing catchup in 2025.
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That lady is a nutter. She's the NIMBY of all NIMBY's. She's been busy for YEARS trying to block schools being built in that area. Her own reasons for objecting to a school are purely selfish, but there are some legitimate concerns (not hers) that other neighbors have about student safety with so many walkers in that area. It would take a lot to make this area safe enough for the current walking students as well new HS students who would be walkers. Frankly, I wish they'd address some of these issues now, and not wait for an accident to happen or another school to be built.

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