From Deseret News archives:
Alpine planners reject charter school site
Commissioner cites flooding concerns after busy hearing
Both residents and nonresidents filled the auditorium at Timberline Middle School to present lists of petitions for and against the proposed site a seven-acre plot located near 100 South and 360 East. Some residents became emotional and angry as they talked about the hazards increased traffic flow through the area would bring their children, among other concerns. Other members of the audience were equally emotional about the need for the school and the benefit it would provide to children in the area.
"We are not rejecting the charter school, only the location where the school has been submitted," said Alpine planning commissioner Lincoln Watkins.
Watkins said he opposed construction of the building on the site because of flooding concerns. The area lies in a flood plain that has previously been affected and is a hazard, Watkins said.
"I feel sorry for the supporters of the charter school," Watkins said. "I don't understand how a charter school can propose this. . . . It doesn't matter if you like charter schools or not, I just don't think that the law has been complied with on this particular site."
Enrollment for the charter school has already begun, with the intention that the school will open in the fall of 2006. A down payment has also already been made on the intended parcel of land.
"We want to work with them (neighbors)," said Cynthi Chesler, a founding parent for the school. "We want to make it right. We want to make it the best it can be."
The Planning Commission's recommendation on the controversial issue will be presented to the City Council for a decision on April 11.
E-mail: achoate@desnews.com
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