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[quote=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. 
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